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by Tom House

In this dark domestic comedy, an 11-year-old fifth-grader writes a play, "The Passion of Christ, " that is produced at his Catholic elementary school--a production that goes terribly awry.


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  • Title The Beginning of Calamities
  • Author Tom House
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bridge Works Publishing Company, Bridgehampton, New York
  • Date 2003
  • ISBN 9781882593699 / 1882593693
  • Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.26 x 0.88 in (23.01 x 15.90 x 2.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002152049
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2003, Page 559
  • Lambda Book Report, 12/01/2003, Page 18
  • Library Journal, 04/15/2003, Page 122
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/28/2003, Page 46
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