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  <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Fred: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default_description>In January of 1968 Mark arrives in Fred, Texas, from Fort Worth via a brief stay in Ohio. He has followed his father who is pastor to a 100 member church in this simple town of simple people.&lt;BR&gt; &lt;BR&gt;Mark, a young man of extraordinary intellect, has to find who he is in this town with which he seems to have so little in common. In his journey he finds more than himself; he finds his faith.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;A westward family vacation car trek, puts a strain on the family but also provides many entertaining and humorous situations as Mark is forced to deal with many questions about himself, life, and finally-his God.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">4</original_publication_month>
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    <body><![CDATA[mark has a hard lot as a pk (preacher's kid), he especially hates all the moving around his family does.  so when he is forced to move to fred, texas and leave behind his best friend he doesn't take it particularly well.  especially since his new classmates don't jive with his adoration hippie style...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5658639">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great coming of age trilogy.  I loved the young man's relationship with his father, as it is portrayed throughout the 3 books.  I loved the part in this novel, where the narrator admits his doubts (pulse racing and heart pounding) about faith, to his father--a baptist minister--and the dad really ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3886541">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good book of Christian fiction, and winner of a 2004 Christy Award for First Novel.  The book is set in the 1960s, in a small town in the deep Piney Woods of Texas.  Since I also grew up in the 1960s in Texas (though in a big city), I could relate to much of the protagonist's conflicts - a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22898110">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[All three Fred books are favorites of mine.  They give a fabulous glimpse into the psyche of a boy going through several stages from childhood through college.  Lots of teenage angst. There is good advice from his Dad throughout the books. They are realistic and enjoyable.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 10 13:52:44 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first in a series.  It is a story told from the perspective of a 13 or 14 year-old boy.  It's quite funny at times and told from a unique and fresh point of view.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fun book about a kid growing up in Fred,Texas. Its a coming of age story about a pastor's kid, and how he tries to fit in a small town, after coming from a big city up north.<br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just started it over the weekend and am only about 50 pages in but so far I really like it.  I hope the rest of the book holds my attention as well as the beginning. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another thrift store find....hopefully its a good read!]]></body>
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