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Worth Worth (Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Awards))
by A. LaFaye (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.54 — 56 ratings — published 2004
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The Year of the Sawdust Man The Year of the Sawdust Man (Aladdin Fiction)
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avg rating 4.27 — 11 ratings — published 1999
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Strawberry Hill Strawberry Hill (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 2000
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Nissa's Place Nissa's Place (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.33 — 6 ratings — published 2001
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The Strength of Saints The Strength of Saints (Paperback)
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from Jim
07/04/2008 10:31AM

Nophoto-m-50x66 Hey Alexandria,

How's it going? Hope you're well. We finally have an MFA at CSUSB, applications being taken in the fall, for admittance in fall of 09.

Keep writing.
Jim

from Kit
07/03/2008 11:28AM

691587 Hey, Alexandria,

How are you? I was tickled to see your request. I have to admit I haven't done much with this site recently. I finally finished the Mahabharata, and I'm now reading a book about the British Raj in India from the Indian perspective. I also recently started E.L. Doctorow's The Water Works.

Have you been to other workshops/festivals/booktalks? Are you working on a novel at the moment?

Hope all is well.

Kit












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