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Their stories are heartbreaking and tragic but there were small little glimmers of hope amidst some really heavy stuff. Ballads of suburbia by stephanie kuehnert book cover, description, publication history. In the future, many suburbs will be toast, says one author. If this is the way itll go, then hold dear to holy land. Published july 21st 2009 by mtv books first published july 15th 2009. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle.
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