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Professions

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but still help his grandfather

13-year-old Julian Kee is randomly chosen as a last-minute replacement

A boy sets out on a journey

Ilustrado values ProfessionsWritten by Miguel Syjuco paperback It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, a work meant to rescue him from obscurity by exposing the crimes of the Filipino ruling families. Miguel, his student and only remaining friend, sets out for Manila to investigate. The result is a rich and dramatic family saga of four