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Cover for The Hunter, Part 2: The Hunt

Tracy Eggleston

The Hunter, Part 2: The Hunt

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Tracy Eggleston

The Hunter

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Cover for Spring Gale 🌼 🌱

Astrea Sophia Gold

Spring Gale 🌼 🌱

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Cover for Swan Freak

Astrea Sophia Gold

Swan Freak

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Cover for The Wild Rose Child

Astrea Sophia Gold

The Wild Rose Child

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Cover for The Farmer and the Rose

Astrea Sophia Gold

The Farmer and the Rose

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Cover for The Gift

Astrea Sophia Gold

The Gift

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Cover for with love, Lucifer.
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darth Mae

with love, Lucifer.

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Cover for Grandmother D.

Astrea Sophia Gold

Grandmother D.

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Cover for The Golden Carp

Astrea Sophia Gold

The Golden Carp

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Cover for The Bird That Sang Too Loud

AbbyAbby

The Bird That Sang Too Loud

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Cover for The White Room

Skye Porta

The White Room

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Cover for When Love Wasn’t Enough
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Leprinthinya Wilkins

When Love Wasn’t Enough

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Cover for How Could I Forget That My Grandma Let Me Fall in the Rosebush

Leprinthinya Wilkins

How Could I Forget That My Grandma Let Me Fall in the Rosebush

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Cover for If Time Had a Face
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Leprinthinya Wilkins

If Time Had a Face

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Cover for Orphaned Monkeys

Isaac Lahai Lamin

Orphaned Monkeys

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Cover for The Giant of Odukpani

JEREMIAH ONIOMO

The Giant of Odukpani

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Cover for The Coyote's Travels
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Anthony Bai

The Coyote's Travels

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Cover for Dragons of the Everglades
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Anthony Bai

Dragons of the Everglades

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Cover for War

D. SNAI

War

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Cover for **Title: The Unyielding Bond: A Story of Perseverance and Betrayal**

Kgagudi wa Mokgalaka

**Title: The Unyielding Bond: A Story of Perseverance and Betrayal**

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Cover for When the Drums Fell Silent.......

Gloria

When the Drums Fell Silent.......

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Cover for THE DISCOVERY

Abdullah Muheeba

THE DISCOVERY

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Cover for Mahiwagang Bekeri

November Gft

Mahiwagang Bekeri

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Cover for The secret in the attic

galal shady

The secret in the attic

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Cover for THE LAST LATERN

Divine Success

THE LAST LATERN

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Cover for ASHES OF EKANGA

Idowu Olusoji

ASHES OF EKANGA

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Cover for Whispers of the Savannah

Idowu Olusoji

Whispers of the Savannah

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Cover for The never ending beef of the ear and mosquito

Jerry Ashukem Egbe

The never ending beef of the ear and mosquito

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Cover for Ziza and the Secret Clubhouse

Ella Kings

Ziza and the Secret Clubhouse

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Short Folktales - Traditional Wisdom