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  <read_at>Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's hard to make a statement about a hundred-sixty-page children's book. Why pick up a book first written in the forties and targeted to little, English girls of a certain race and class? There's not a lot to this book: a twelve-year-old girl goes to boarding school, she's worried about making frie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32035292">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 04 00:56:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 18 18:44:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was fortunate to find out about this series (this is the first book in a 6 book series) because of one Goodreads friend, and thanks to another Goodreads friend was able to purchase the six book series for less than the cost of mailing. I’m really happy to have them. It’s going to take some dis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31976216">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41477740">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 05:54:29 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is the series i practically grew up with...<br/>klo anak2 jaman sekarang mulai dengan harry potter, i started my avid reading habit dengan buku2 tulisan ms. blyton... dan malory towers adalah yang terbaik!!!<br/>buku inilah yang pertama kali bikin aku bermimpi... waktu itu sih mimpinya pengen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41477740">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4809229">
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    <location><![CDATA[Boston, MA]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Lisa, Abigail, my nieces]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 20 09:10:11 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 19 05:50:55 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know I am not the only one whose love of boarding school stories began with this series!  I embraced Darrell and Sally and their adventures at Malory Towers, despite their anti-American bias, and longed for midnight feasts, adventures in field hockey, uniforms, and tuck boxes.   In fact, my sister...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4809229">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73306745">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kenza]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 03 10:02:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 03 10:09:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loveee these books :) i love the way that old books were written- as in, how enid blyton wrote them. i love the old covers/editions, they make it seem so much more old-timey. but the new covers are so cute. i'll say the same about the rest of the series. i was REALLY upset when i finished reading ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73306745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73540644">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 05 13:58:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 05 14:04:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've borrowed this book from my niece, who is an avid reader and has read this series countless times.  I last read them when I was about 10 - nevertheless the characters came flooding back once I started reading.  I love the way that none of the girls are perfect and  Gwendoline, the most irritatin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73540644">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37776833">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yoandiansari]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jakarta, 04, Indonesia]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 15 01:59:45 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 15 02:26:22 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[You never know til you try to live in a real boarding school. How Enid Byton descripe live in boarding school really make you wanna try it... ]]></body>
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    <review id="37017530">
    <user id="1186578">
    <name><![CDATA[Putri]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palembang-Sibolga-Bandung-Pdg Sidimpuan-JKT-Singapore-Sydney, Indonesia]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 06 02:56:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 06 03:14:05 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Welcome to Malory Towers,.......<br/><br/>and  let me introduce you with the head of North wing of Malory Towers Mrs. Potts a.k.a Potty.<br/>And let me introduce you with some of the girls who live in that dormitory.<br/>- Darrel River, a short temper girl the main character of this book<br/>- ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37017530">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7575076">
    <user id="532101">
    <name><![CDATA[Haejin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[any girl]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 11 06:57:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 11 07:03:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[pertama kali baca buku ini mungkin waktu aku kelas 6sd or 1smp gitu...<br/>waktu itu suka banget bacanya karena ngebayangin tinggal di inggris trus sekolah di asrama cewek semua dengan bangunan yang kayaknya bener2 keren banget... bikin ngayal deh pokoknya... (walau waktu itu aku lebih suka sama si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7575076">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64067167">
    <user id="2537703">
    <name><![CDATA[Indah]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 19 02:45:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 19 23:07:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Aahh.. Mallory Towers, salah satu buku cerita kesayangan gua karangan si Enid Blyton :D<br/><br/>Ntah kenapa gua selalu membandingkan Mallory Towers ama St. Claire, mungkin karena keduanya mirips and tokoh2nya juga mirips, huehehehe :p<br/><br/>And duluu gua lebih suka ama Mallory Towers, don't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64067167">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57623466">
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    <name><![CDATA[Savitri]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu May 28 10:34:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enid Blyton was one of the authors I grew up with and because of these boarding school types books I begged and begged my parents to send me to one. I'm glad they did because I had a great time. Ok, NOT as exciting as the books but it was a great experience.<br/><br/>Honestly I don't remember each...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57623466">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60497243">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 21 05:28:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 21 18:00:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Malory Tower's has to be the ultimate in innocent boarding-school girls fun. I adored this series as a kid and it's still written into my memory as a magical window into a childhood that was never my own. I guess they have their Harry Potter's nowadays, but I do hope kids still read these ones too. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60497243">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73388544">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kiwiria]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 04 04:45:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 04 04:45:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enid Blyton was one of my favourite authors when I was a child, so I thought I'd probably like them, even if they are children's books... and I definitely did! I think I read all 6 of them in just 3 days. I love boarding school books, and despite occasionally being too *good* for words, these really...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73388544">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36810899">
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    <name><![CDATA[Miranti]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 03 04:48:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[my first encounter with Malory Towers the series. I read my sister's book, then i fell in love with the characters..<br/>Darrel, the smart but sometimes can be hot-tempered. Usually, the series were written from her perspective.<br/>Sally, the wise and mature one<br/>Mary-Lou, the sweet and kind ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36810899">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41587128">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jul]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 02 06:49:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 02 06:51:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of my favourite series when I was growing up. The different antics of the students at Malory Towers brought me so much fun and joy. Enid Blyton is an amazing author and she's probably the reason why I fell in love with reading.]]></body>
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    <review id="74148284">
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    <name><![CDATA[Annas]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kuala Lumpur, 14, Malaysia]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[buku ini antara buku inggeris terawal yang saya baca. awalnya ia menjadi salah satu sumber memperkukuhkan bahasa inggeris tapi akhirnya ia menjadi punca kepada keinginan untuk merasai kehidupan di sebuah asrama!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i finished this book yesterday. this is the 1st time i read those serial. i like enid blyton much from five to malory towers series...<br/>i like how enid tried to make each carachter, very different and appropriate]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Malory Towers-series is my fave children's book ever. I just love them. I still do. They make me smile and bring back so many good memories. Awww....<br/><br/>Maybe I should re-read them for the 100000th time again. :D]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay. I had already read the St. Clare's series so unfortunately, this book was almost exactly the same. Gwendoline is one one of the slyest characters I have ever read about! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book I completed at the age of nine, and so I consider this point to have been the start of my reading career]]></body>
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