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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderfully captivating story that will make you want more. It is filled with amazing conviction, love, passion, selflessness, and sheer determination. The story tells of Ishmael Worth's life, humble yet unfortunate beginnings. and incredible faith in the Lord, and how it helps sustain him through...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55716114">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book kept me hooked! What could happen next??! It's about a boy who is born poor, his mother is dead and he doesn't know his father. He works hard and gains respect and trust as he grows. He trusts God, and God makes him prosper. You must have the sequal &quot;Self-Raised&quot; nearby to finish...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39703456">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great story!  I was pleasantly surprised.  His integrity is inspiring.  I may add another star once I read the sequel. :)]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[     Ishamel, by E.D.E.N. Southworth, tells the story of a boy who rises out of poverty with the help of his loyal friends and his own noble but human character. Set in the late 1800s, it beautifully depicts the life and society of the time. The plot is woven together with intriguing events that hol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19382483">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a wonderful book about the life of a boy from birth to early adult. The book goes to exhausting measure to demonstrate the fortitude of character of this young, impoverished boy though and through. The book is very timeless for having been written in 1876. This book has inspired me and I am ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30910813">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book!  I found myself looking forward to my reading time everyday so I could get back to it. Ishmael's pure, noble spirit in spite of deprivation and condemnation is uplifting and inspiring.This is an excellent book for teens and adults.  It wouldn't suit as a read-aloud for children be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15321044">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite melodramatic, in the style of Victorian authors...is it just me, or are American authors more melodramatic than British ones?  This is the story of a boy born in poverty who by good character and general exemplary-ness makes his way in the world.  ]]></body>
    
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