false 9589 19 A small, exclusive college in upstate New York is nestled along the frozen shores of Lake Mohiga . . . and directly across from a maximum-security prison. The two institutions manage to coexist peacefully, until 10,000 prisoners break out and head directly for the college. "Sharp-toothed satire . . . absurd humor."--San Francisco Chronicle. HC: Putnam. 1683551 book 1990 Hocus Pocus total:6372|5:1256|4:2535|3:2149|2:383|1:49| 6372 23682 8005 215 5 2 true false Sat Nov 22 12:58:17 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 22:23:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 15:14:32 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 07:57:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 10 10:07:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 10:21:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Mar 20 15:25:10 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 15:25:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 17:06:40 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 17:49:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:58:44 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 16:21:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 10:38:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:10:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:07:33 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:12:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 23:50:57 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:24:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 22:12:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:53:36 -0700 2009
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