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The American Dream?: A Journey On Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, And The Perfect Breakfast Burrito
Shing Yin Khor2019 selection · Graphic novels
The American Dream?: A Journey On Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, And The Perfect Breakfast Burrito
The American Dream?: A Journey On Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, And The Perfect Breakfast Burrito by Shing Yin Khor appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, comics & graphic novels, the states we’re in, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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