Author Adam Rex reviews Abhi Sukhdial’s novella Three Days Till EOC
February 24, 2021
By Adam Rex
We sent Adam Rex, the author of so many wonderful books himself, a copy of Abhimanyu Sukhdial s
Three Days Till EOC, the winning work in Stone Soup s Book Contest 2019, published last September. We were so thrilled to receive this incredible review of the book from him. Thank you, Mr. Rex, and congratulations, Abhi!
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