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In the book the great wall of lucy wu, why was lucy going to get to go to basketball practice at 8. Sixth grader lucy wu is angry to discover that the longawaited room she thought shed finally have to herself once her sister leaves for college is not to be. Ncss 1111 31 q wikispaces 917 67 more q the great wall of lucy wu study guide by guzzetta includes 99 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. This set contains 16 in which book questions for the great wall of lucy wu by wendy wanlong shang.
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