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D. James Smith

D. James Smith lives in California, where he studied with poet Philip Levine. A recipient of a fellowship in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, his work appears frequently in literary magazines, most recently, The Amherst... Read full bio

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Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog and th
Probably the World's Best Story About a Dog and th By: D. James Smith
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: October 15, 2010
Ages: 9 - 12
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It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time
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It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time By: D. James Smith
This edition: Hardcover, 240 pages
Publication date: September 9, 2008
Ages: 8 - 12
It's September, the first week of school at John Muir Junior High School, and Paolo has a lot on his mind. He's thinking about finding a place of his own with his brother Georgie and his cousin Billy, running away part-time...
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The Boys of San Joaquin
The Boys of San Joaquin By: D. James Smith
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: May 9, 2006
Ages: 9 - 12
Paolo calls Rufus "a Mack truck with no one driving." Rufus is the O'Neil family dog, and he shows up one morning with part of a twenty-dollar bill in his teeth. Twelve-year-old Paolo figures that there must be more where...
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