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  <title><![CDATA[Touching Darkness (Midnighters, #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Bixby, Oklahoma, is full of secrets. Some come out at midnight. Some should stay hidden.
As the Midnighters search for the truth about the secret hour, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very fabric of Bixby's history, and a conspiracy that touches the world of daylight. This time Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in mortal danger, and if the group can't find a way to come together, they could lose one of their own . . . forever.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Touching Darkness (Midnighters, #2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Scott Westerfeld]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series continues to impress.  It's one of those books that you find it hard to put down once you pick it up.  I confess to putting in movies for my kids so they'd leave me alone &amp; staying up way too late at night to read this one.  I think I read the entire thing in 2 days, which is impressive ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17040892">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Amber]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 17:44:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 09 11:49:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought the first book was pretty good, but I really enjoyed this one.  I read both of the books in a span of 48 hours.  I'm now waiting for the third one at the library.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[   Bixby, Oklahoma is full of secrets some of which come out at midnight and some which should stay hidden. As Rex, Dess, Melissa, Jonathan and Jessica try to discover the midnighters past, they discover a conspiracy that has evil intentions. They are conspiring with the darklings to replace their h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51402582">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41291507">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jean]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 09:53:37 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 09:40:01 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was right to have my hopes up about this book: a lot of what seemed like plot holes in the first book were filled in here when more back story was provided.  Westerfeld didn't provide every relevant detail, but perhaps he'll give us some more in the third, or just let us wonder.  <br/><br/><em>Touch...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41291507">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42562537">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 10 08:38:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 27 19:42:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As I said, I liked the first book. So I like this book, too. Only, in this book, I had more opinion about the characters. I don't really like Melissa, she's the mindcaster, she knows what everyone is thinking about, especially Rex. Because of Rex is always with her, she knows exactly what Rex is thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42562537">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49920372">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yuwei]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 20 19:51:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 20 20:52:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Midnighters discovered a new darkling that is a mix between a human and an old creature of the past and they tries to reveal their plans. This book was similar to the first book but with some new twists. It wasn't as good and entertaining as the first. But overall, it was still a good book becau...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49920372">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43477868">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 12:11:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 18 12:18:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love it!  I feel bad that Melissa went through the windshield even though she's a jerk.  Jess finally gets a chance to use her powers more in this book.  Dess and all of her weapons.  Three thirteen letter phrases.  I felt horrible for Rex though, his father was so sick minded!  Then he becomes a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43477868">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69282210">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ashlee]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Aug 28 19:05:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 05 05:06:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading the first book, I held particular views about each of the characters, as do most people, but it's what this book throws into the mix that changes everything you thought you knew about the series of events that shapes the lives of the characters each night. Perhaps its the hightened sen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69282210">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41636206">
    <user id="1856127">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 02 13:59:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 06 16:16:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as amazing as the first one, if not better. It's not better though. Jessica got kind of annoying. And Melissa got more conceited and bitchy if that's possible. But Dess and her Math got even better. Althought i still want to be able to fly like Johnathon.<br/><br/>Bixby, Oklahoma, is full of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41636206">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73699813">
    <user id="2381256">
    <name><![CDATA[Kathryn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Nov 07 23:05:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>Once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This sequel was a lot better than the first book. <br/><br/>In [book:The Secret Hour (Midnighters  #1), the characters were dull and obnoxious. Half of the time, they seemed to be on the extremes of whatever personality characteristic marked them, and the other half they were just... blah... I cou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73699813">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4709418">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 17 15:16:03 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 17 15:18:30 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The five teenage Midnighters continue their struggle against the Darklings with their special abilities.  Desdemona's special ability is being good at math.]]></body>
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    <review id="46573629">
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    <name><![CDATA[Katrina]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fans of Westerfield and teens who like the supernatural]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 11:38:36 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually like this book better than <em>Secret Hour</em>. A lot of what seemed like plot holes in the first book were filled in here when more back story was provided.  <br/><br/><em>Touching Darkness</em> is a much more intense book than <em>Secret Hour</em> and I liked it more, probably because I enjoy finding out the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46573629">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <user id="109873">
    <name><![CDATA[Angi]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great series!  In this one the Darklings come after Rex with a plan to make him one of them.  They find out they're not the only midnighters in the world, and that they really only know the first thing about what they are and what they can do.  There's a lot more math, a little physics, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57404271">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 08 16:55:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 17 10:15:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[3/7/09<br/><br/>Original review <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://zenleaf.blogspot.com/2009/03/midnighters-touching-darkness-by-scott.html">here</a>.<br/><br/>This is the second of three installments in the Midnighters series. Now that Jessica Day has discovered her power, everyone feels safe again, but not all dangers come from the midnight hour. Suddenly, there are normal dangers, outsiders who may not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45772491">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45644040">
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    <name><![CDATA[Pandora Kat]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu May 21 11:23:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Why can't I like this?  Open to disscussion.<br/><br/>I just maybe getting too old but, there is something about this series I just don't like.  The second book is more exiciting then the first.  The story goes a bit deeper.  An adult finally shows up to do more than pay the bills or enforce the r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45644040">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12458366">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second in the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld. A mere week after Jessica learns her role in the small group of Midnighters and discovers her ruin sign, danger is stalking the five teenagers again. This time the enemy isn't inside the blue time, but without, a group of daylighters ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12458366">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Scott Westerfeld<br/>Midnighters<br/>4-20-09<br/><br/>    In this book, there are some teenagers who basically live abnormal lives. Theres a reason why this book is called 'The Midnighters'. Every time midnight comes around, the world is on a pause. Everything that seems normal and living, is ba...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32515710">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book of the YA midnighters series.  I accidentally read this thinking it was the 1st book and was totally confused.  After reading and re-reading parts, and thinking &quot;wow this author hasn't done a very good job back-story-telling&quot;,  I finally finished the book thinking i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35861321">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is growing on me more and more.  I thought that the first book was good, but not great.  This book was even better.  I didn't want to stop reading once I'd started.  It's just such an intriguing world that Westerfeld has set up!  I also love how the number 13 is brought into everything. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52034588">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was definitely better than the first. I didn't want to stop reading. Perhaps because I felt more connected to the characters and therefore concerned about their survival. Interesting to learn about this new world that Westerfeld created. I must admit that this whole series is a rather ingenious...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45754846">more...</a>]]></body>
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