VINTAGE CANADA EDITION, 2008
Copyright © 2007 Tom Perrotta
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Published in Canada by Vintage Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto, in 2008, and simultaneously in the United States by St. Martin’s Griffin. Originally published in hardcover in Canada by Random House Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, in 2007, and simultaneously in the United States by St. Martin’s Press. Distributed by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Perrotta, Tom, 1961–
The abstinence teacher / Tom
Perrotta.
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