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The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 1583449 6 1576318 10 1 2008 After Tupac and D Foster total:443|5:83|4:153|3:132|2:66|1:9| 443 1564 682 162 74640 3.78 4439 1273 41610658 836167 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 441 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 5 4 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 10:25:49 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:00:06 -0800 2009
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The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 05:26:31 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:09:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 44773982 271355 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 3 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 12:38:13 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 12:19:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 21781602 1125613 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed May 07 09:05:23 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:05:28 -0700 2008
Woodson's engrossing story contains a lot of big issues, but the main theme is about friendship, and how unexpected changes come into our lives as we are touched by others.

AFTER TUPAC & D FOSTER is a tension-filled story of how two...more...]]> 15732082 317592 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 16:07:11 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 16:13:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23847004 813871 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 07:31:09 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 07:38:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 43885270 633929 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 20:03:08 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 20:04:21 -0800 2009
Children and teenagers feel things intensely. Music h...more...]]> 81708390 1761692 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 3 0 false Mon Dec 21 19:05:55 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 19:14:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 52720686 706630 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:20:57 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:22:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 20447811 935500 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 5 1 false Fri Apr 18 06:47:58 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 08:13:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 80569504 2679321 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Dec 10 13:16:17 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 13:23:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 60811033 1914201 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:16:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 12:11:40 -0700 2009
—After Tu...more...]]> 80539458 3029633 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 2 0 false Thu Dec 10 09:26:30 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:26:52 -0800 2009 When D. Foster shows up, Neeka and her friend instantly form a close connection with her and the three would never be separated again. They met on the day Tupac was shot five times and lived. If someone could live through that, their friendship could survive anything. They are faced with chang...more...]]> 74885736 1526518 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 2 0 false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 21:50:21 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:56:15 -0700 2009
Three best friends are on a journey to find their Big Purpose and their timeline is marked by t...more...]]> 47455374 1610575 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 22:05:21 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:55:29 -0800 2009
At its heart, it's a story abo...more...]]> 26156301 1292624 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 2 2 false Wed Jul 02 15:53:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 20:44:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 59636517 555128 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 4 0 false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:22:53 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 04:45:40 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 49919184 1209628 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 3 0 false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 19:35:17 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 04:18:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 41673921 1856763 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 2 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 19:56:11 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:56:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 39790646 76992 1583449 0399246541 9780399246548 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742m/1583449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185481742s/1583449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1583449.After_Tupac_and_D_Foster 3.53 443 D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before he died.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend's lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur's rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he's coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac's lyrics become more personal for all of them.

The girls are thirteen when D's mom swoops in to reclaim D--and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.]]> 2008 3 0 false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 11:09:13 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:53:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1583449