A Friend In The Forest - Classic

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On the edge of Ireland in the deep forest, a young boy makes a new friend that no one in town has seen for years."A Boy Named Thomas" ...Shane Dunphy spent years working with kids as a social worker. He’d seen it all until he met a little boy named Gregory.For more, get Shane Dunphy’s book The Boy They Tried to Hide.Producer: Nancy Lopez Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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