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  <name><![CDATA[Claudia Osmond]]></name>
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  <followers-count type="integer">4</followers-count>
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  <about><![CDATA[   Quick facts:

Claudia wrote her first novel, Smudge’s Mark, in a closet.

   She's an only child.

   She's a Canadian.

   She's married, has three kids, two dogs, and a bearded dragon. 

   She loves caramel apples! 

   She's afraid of snakes, sharks and spiders. And the letter &quot;S&quot;.

   She's an introvert who loves to read and write.

   She's currently up to her eyeballs in writing the follow-up to Smudge's Mark.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[The most awesome Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Sally Gardner, Markus Zusak, Neil Gaiman.]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>    <born_at>09/04/1968</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Smudge's Mark]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Claudia Osmond]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.50</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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