The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt was first published in 2008. We track 2 editions.
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- Houghton Mifflin2008 Hardback I own The Invention of Everything Else, Houghton Mifflin 2008 Log in to want this
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- 15 on Open Library, 13 in English
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When was The Invention of Everything Else first published?
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt was first published in 2008.