In Perfect Light: A Novel
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HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.
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Benjamin Alire Saenz., & Benjamin Alire Saenz|AUTHOR. (2009). In Perfect Light: A Novel . HarperCollins Publishers.

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Benjamin Alire Saenz and Benjamin Alire Saenz|AUTHOR. 2009. In Perfect Light: A Novel. HarperCollins Publishers.

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Benjamin Alire Saenz and Benjamin Alire Saenz|AUTHOR. In Perfect Light: A Novel HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.

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Benjamin Alire Saenz, and Benjamin Alire Saenz|AUTHOR. In Perfect Light: A Novel HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.

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