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    <body><![CDATA[this book was a class project i learned alot about the old  new york with this book]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[cute stories for kids.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[O kay this book is interesting. Its mainly about how these hispanic family move to New York. They are a poor type of family. I think this book is very interesting.Its cool. YOU SHOULD READ IT.!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was ok i like the story about the girl who got pregnant....some of the stories were sad but some were sorta boring and pointless...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am currently reading this along with my eighth-graders as our independent reading book that will be a part of our Bronx unit.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I REaD diiZ booK in 5 GRadE]]></body>
    
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