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    <body><![CDATA[My absolute favorite book!  A coming of age story told through the eyes of a prehistoric clan of wild cats.  Themes like learning, belonging, and loyalty are key.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite book of all time. It isn't a literary masterpeice or anything but something about it just gets to me. I found it in the Seattle Public Library on a random shelf when I was about 12 or 13 and have probably read it about 15 times since. No one has ever heard of it. It's now a serie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63149735">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had difficulty predicting where this was going nine times out of ten, which surprised me. The scope of Ratha's character arc is immense. Loved the author's prose, and how unrelentingly harsh many of the decisions Ratha faces are. Her hot-headedness is portrayed as both a blessing and a curse. I'm ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60307012">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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