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Circa now

by Amber McRee Turner (2014)

About this book

"Eleven-year-old Circa Monroe has a knack for restoring old photographs. It's a skill she learned from her dad. After her dad dies tragically in a storm she begins to notice something strange about the photos she and her father retouched--the digital flourishes added to the old photos seem to exist in real life"--

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreCirca now Lead Character

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