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The Mammoth Cheese

by Sheri Holman (2002)

About this book

Celebrating the recent birth of eleven babies born to a local couple after fertility treatments, the citizens of Three Chimneys, Virginia, set out to recreate the making of an original Thomas Jefferson-era, 1,235-pound cheese.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

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