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Answers questions teens may have about friendships, discussing the emotions that may result when a friendship ends, the reason friendships end, and the things that make a friendship worthwhile.

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Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Teddy BearsAuthor: Levin, JudithPublisher: Andrews McMeel PubPublication Date: 1996/10/01Number of Pages: Binding Type: HARDCOVERLibrary of Congress: