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  <title><![CDATA[The Black Book of Secrets]]></title>
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  <default_description>A boy arrives at a remote village in the dead of night. His name is Ludlow Fitch&#8212;and he is running from a most terrible past. What he is about to learn is that in this village is the life he has dreamed of&#8212;a safe place to live and a job, as the assistant to the mysterious pawnbroker who trades people's deepest, darkest secrets for cash. Ludlow's job is to neatly transcribe the confessions in an ancient, leather-bound tome: The Black Book of Secrets. Ludlow yearns to trust his mentor, who refuses to disclose any information on his past experiences or future intentions. What the pawnbroker does not know is, in a town brimming with secrets, the most troubling may be held by his new apprentice.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Black Book of Secrets</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[F.E. Higgins]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books that bedclothes and flashlights were invented for. Young pickpocket Ludlow Fitch escapes his frightful parents in the City and finds himself in the remote village of Pagus Parvus. There he's taken in as apprentice by another newcomer to the village, Joe Zabbidou (as in &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52762938">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was probably one of the best book i've read this summer. Inspired by Thirteenth Tale, i read another gothinc suspence novel. Now instead of Bronte sisters, i was basicly thrown into the atmosphere of Oscar Wilde. This book is once again writen from different points of view but it was easy to ke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68531573">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 22:03:20 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<s>I wish I could give this two and a half stars, but I suppose I'll have to settle for three.</s> On seconds thought I'm giving it two. To be honest I was a bit surprised that this book got such big ratings from people on goodreads. <br/><br/>I picked this up in a used book store and read the first coup...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42741851">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Symbolism. I couldn't help feel that this is a story about Jesus. We tell him our troubles or &quot;secrets,&quot; we feel better about ourselves, we like/love Him, and then we start blaming Him for everything, turn our back on Him. Joe tells Ludlow to be patient, it will work out. Things do work ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38680020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51835845">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone Who likes Mysteries (with a little bit of a historical bent to them)]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What deep dark secret would you sell if you could? <br/><br/>In The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins, Joe Zabbidou, the Secret Pawnbroker, pays good money for secrets and Ludlow Fitch records them in the Black Book of Secrets. Ludlow is running from a terrible past in the City and hopes to tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51835845">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a quick read (juvenile lit).  It is filled with symbolism and has a lot of allegorical meaning.  Loved it!  Although you would not know it from the cover, I believe the author had many theological undertones in this book.  I would highly recommend it to my children to read.  <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42592357">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story starts exciting and continues to maintain mystery and intrigue throughout with the unique cast of characters, all with dark and grisly confessions of horrific past deeds that still weigh heavily on their souls. Set in a small snowy village away from the city, the evil lurking underneath h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70482172">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45304859">
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a book my daughter recommended to me some time ago and I finally needed a book and I was a few days away from my visit to Borders Book Store to get my reading fix.  This book had an interesting premis.  Joe Zabbidou is a pawnbroker but not a regular pawnbroker he is a secret pawnbroker.  He...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45304859">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I work in an elementary school, and I bought this book at my school's book fair back in April. I was attracted initially by the cover and then by the synopsis on the back. I thought it sounded like an intriguing book.<br/><br/>And so it was. It was also highly enjoyable and delightfully creepy. It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53393993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39739265">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a excellent book for anyone who is interested in the &quot;Charles Dickens&quot; style of writing and setting. Ludlow finds himself becoming the assistant to a pawnbroker who seems to dabble in the weirdest kind of transactions. Through the diary of Ludlow we meet the people who live in the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39739265">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Black book of Secrets is an excellent book. It really makes you ponder about what you are reading and is suitable for very imaginative minds. The plot is very well thought out and quick- wittedly, everything falls in to place at the end. Ludlow Fitch is the main character and hasn't had a very c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27294133">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13458908">
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    <body><![CDATA[Ludlow Fitch has the worst parents in the world.  They trained him to be a pickpocket and thief before he could even walk to support their drinking habit, but now that he is older and their drinking habit continues they have decided to sell his teeth for more money.  His teeth!  The ones in his head...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13458908">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[from my teen reads blog, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.sturgiskids.blogspot.com:">http://www.sturgiskids.blogspot.com:</a> <br/>What deep dark secret would you sell if you could?<br/><br/>In The Black Book of Secrets by F.E. Higgins, Joe Zabbidou, the Secret Pawnbroker, pays good money for secrets and Ludlow Fitch records them in the Black Book of Secrets....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12049234">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[When he wakes up, Ludlow Fitch is lying on the filthy floor of a makeshift &quot;dentistry&quot; room. His parents are going to sell their only son's teeth off while he's still awake and then profit off the results. Somehow Ludlow manages to escape, though the nature of his flight is not fully expla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5396300">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up at a Scholastic Book fair and am glad I did.  The characters were well-developed and vivid.  The plot was interesting and not predictable.  I appreciated the message that our choices shape our luck, and that we can make different choices at any time.  As a first book from this autho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66763706">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43154831">
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up tis book because it seemed so dark, and mysterious. Also, I wanted to read secrets, something that has aways interested me. I got what I wanted. I loved how the book was written with 3 different point of views. There was the narrator, the main character, and the people telling the secret...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43154831">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When his parents try to sell his teeth (fresh from his mouth) to get money for drink, Ludlow Fitch runs away from home.  He finds himself in a town and comes into contact with Joe Zabbidou, a pawnbroker, not only of items but of secrets and the secrets he collects changes Pagus Parvus.<br/><br/>It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56167851">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Recommended for gr. 5-10.  The main character is young, but the story is sophisticated enough for older readers to enjoy. In escaping from a terrible life, Ludlow Fitch becomes the assistant to a mysterious man who records people's deepest secrets in his Black Book.  But Ludlow has a secret of his o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65783347">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ludlow escapes his horrible parents and finds a new town and friend. Joe is a pawnbroker for secrets. <br/>This book really stood out to me. I was checking it in at the library where I worked and it really caught my eye. I heard it was more of a chiller type story but for me it was more mystery. I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31495407">more...</a>]]></body>
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