Best Books for Teen Boys
I have a middle-school son who has outgrown fantasy that features dragons and wizards. I'd like to know what others think are good books for young teen boys
1 Holes (Holes, #1)
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 276,002 ratings
2 Harry Potter and the Sorcer...
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 1,798,110 ratings
3 Ender's Game (Ender's Saga,...
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 402,409 ratings
4 The Hunger Games (The Hunge...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,582,146 ratings
5 Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 93,625 ratings
6 The Lightning Thief (Percy ...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 414,477 ratings
7 The Lord of the Rings (The ...
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4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 208,083 ratings
8 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl,...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 170,901 ratings
9 The Outsiders
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 275,323 ratings
10 Eragon (Inheritance, #1)
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 485,443 ratings
11 Catching Fire (The Hunger G...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 925,029 ratings
12 Lord of the Flies
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 908,929 ratings
13 The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 531,809 ratings
14 The Hitchhiker's Guide to t...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 516,763 ratings
15 The Hobbit
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,051,095 ratings
16 The Maze Runner (Maze Runne...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 90,150 ratings
17 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 76,621 ratings
18 Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 31,903 ratings
19 Switch! (Kingdoms of Karibu...
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4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 74 ratings
20 The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 30,772 ratings
21 The Call of the Wild
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 110,780 ratings
22 Where the Red Fern Grows
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 146,337 ratings
23 Treasure Island
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 130,963 ratings
24 The Catcher in the Rye
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,095,959 ratings
25 Scrawl
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
26 Unwind (Unwind, #1)
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 52,722 ratings
27 Table 21
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 261 ratings
28 The Graveyard Book
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 128,447 ratings
29 The House of the Scorpion
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 28,897 ratings
30 The Book Thief
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 303,644 ratings
31 Airborn (Matt Cruse, #1)
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 9,171 ratings
32 The Lion, the Witch, and th...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 630,125 ratings
33 The Warrior Heir (The Heir ...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 18,685 ratings
34 Looking for Alaska
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 149,855 ratings
35 Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 300,243 ratings
36 The Knife of Never Letting ...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 37,440 ratings
37 Gone (Gone, #1)
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 55,347 ratings
38 The Dangerous Book for Boys
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 2,979 ratings
39 Watership Down
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 150,090 ratings
40 Switch! (Kingdoms of Karibu...
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4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 74 ratings
41 Harry Potter and the Order ...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 871,497 ratings
42 Harry Potter and the Prison...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 938,318 ratings
43 The Absolutely True Diary o...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 58,385 ratings
44 The Adventures of Huckleber...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 699,900 ratings
45 The Elephant Tree
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
46 The Zombie Room
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
47 Harry Potter and the Deathl...
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4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 909,183 ratings
48 Watchmen
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 194,201 ratings
49 The Perks of Being a Wallfl...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 269,646 ratings
50 Gregor the Overlander (Unde...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 29,496 ratings
51 To Kill a Mockingbird
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,397,971 ratings
52 Feed
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 20,841 ratings
53 Beautiful Creatures (Caster...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 125,913 ratings
54 The Stand
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 212,257 ratings
55 Jurassic Park (Jurassic Par...
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 358,556 ratings
56 I, Robot
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 85,309 ratings
57 The Red Pyramid (Kane Chron...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 87,436 ratings
58 Airman
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 8,150 ratings
59 The Merchant of Death (Pend...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 17,171 ratings
60 The Wednesday Wars
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 13,076 ratings
61 Midnight for Charlie Bone (...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 17,752 ratings
62 Harry Potter and the Chambe...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 908,096 ratings
63 The Mysterious Benedict Soc...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 35,928 ratings
64 The Gunslinger (The Dark To...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 150,199 ratings
65 The Indian in the Cupboard
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 42,956 ratings
66 Paper Towns
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 83,264 ratings
67 Graceling (Graceling Realm,...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 122,283 ratings
68 I am the Messenger
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 34,008 ratings
69 Harry Potter and the Half-B...
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4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 876,938 ratings
70 Tangerine
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 11,788 ratings
71 Journey to the Center of th...
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 48,510 ratings
72 My Side of the Mountain (Mo...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 23,959 ratings
73 Assassin's Apprentice (Fars...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 49,066 ratings
74 The Dark is Rising (The Dar...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 22,174 ratings
75 Harry Potter and the Goblet...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 911,974 ratings
76 The Fellowship of the Ring ...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 803,475 ratings
77 The Cay (The Cay, #1)
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 13,312 ratings
78 The Eye of the World (Wheel...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 102,861 ratings
79 The Subtle Knife (His Dark ...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 151,915 ratings
80 Nation
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 13,749 ratings
81 The Sea of Trolls (Sea of T...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 7,308 ratings
82 Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 8,542 ratings
83 Johnny Tremain
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17,848 ratings
84 Tomorrow, When the War Bega...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 15,469 ratings
85 White Fang
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 49,196 ratings
86 The Odyssey
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 450,644 ratings
87 The Thief of Always
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 13,671 ratings
88 The Foundation Trilogy (Fou...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 30,761 ratings
89 The Dragon Heir (The Heir C...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 12,218 ratings
90 The Amulet of Samarkand (Ba...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 48,827 ratings
91 1984
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 909,410 ratings
92 Half-Moon Investigations
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 5,303 ratings
93 The Three Musketeers
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 96,243 ratings
94 Mister Monday (The Keys to ...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 16,024 ratings
95 When Dreams Die (The Vadela...
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings
96 Of Mice and Men
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 796,362 ratings
97 Bud, Not Buddy
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 34,839 ratings
98 The Wizard Heir (The Heir C...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 17,788 ratings
99 Across the Nightingale Floo...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 14,113 ratings
100 Starship Troopers
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 65,467 ratings
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message 2: by Black (new)

Black Guy have u read shooter


message 3: by Melisende (new)

Melisende d'Outremer I would also have added Escape From Warsaw - which I read as "The Silver Sword".


message 4: by Brent (new)

Brent Why didn't they have Mockingjay on the list? Strange indeed...


message 5: by Sandi (new)

Sandi Brent wrote: "Why didn't they have Mockingjay on the list? Strange indeed..."

My teenage boy refuses to read the Hunger Games trilogy. He says they're for girls. (He's wrong, but he'll never know that.)


message 6: by Brent (new)

Brent To be honest, I loved it.


message 7: by Tyler (new)

Tyler Black Here is another list that's full of ideas:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16...


message 8: by Androcon (new)

Androcon Nice to see The Airman getting in there. Often find in a classroom context boys like it better than Artemis.
www.books-for-boys.com


message 9: by Kalli (last edited Sep 04, 2012 05:09pm) (new)

Kalli Jacobs I loved The Hunger Games Trilogy!! They are the best books I've ever read. I can't wait until all the movies come out they are going to be awesome. I haven't been able to find anything to top it though. I've gotten pretty close though there are adventure books like "Moby Dick" and more serious intense books like "The City of Ember". I've liked them all though. So, I hope you guys can enjoy them too. Oh, and one book I wouldn't recommend is "A Wizard of Earthsea" unless you like "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" I would stay away from this book it is very slow going. It doesn't have much of a plot either it wouldn't be the first book I would pick. I hated it.


message 10: by Chene (last edited Oct 04, 2012 04:41am) (new)

Chene Alex Rider books are pretty good if you like third person books. "Dark Life" is really good. I cant wait till i get to read the second one "Rip Tide." I hope its as good as the first one. And one more i would recommend is the Hunger Games Trilogy. The second one i think is the best which is strange because usually the first one is the best. The third one "Mocking Jay" is really slow at the begining till they get to the Capitol. Oops. HAHA anyway they are filming the second one in Hawaii. Thats so cool. Cant wait tilll it comes out! And my name is pronounced like Shane but it is spelled chene. cool hu


message 11: by Teri (new)

Teri Ok, I'm retarded...how do I add this list to "my lists"?


message 12: by Teri (new)

Teri My son loves Rick Riordan, but does not like wizards and the sort. He reads them all and then says he has nothing to read. He can't seem to get into any other authors...he just doesn't like the wizard thing but loves Greek mythology. Any suggestions?


message 13: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Teri wrote: "Ok, I'm retarded...how do I add this list to "my lists"?"

To the best of my knowledge, you can't. "My Lists" means just that..lists you've created.


message 14: by Gerry (last edited May 04, 2013 09:48am) (new)

Gerry Bevers Teri,

Here are the "Likes" and "Dislikes" of my middle school son:

12 years old -- He loved the Percy Jackson series, but didn't seem very excited about the Harry Potter series and "The Hobbit," for which I will never forgive him.

13 years old -- He didn't like Rick Riordan's "The Red Pyramid" and the other two books in that series, but he seemed to enjoy the five books in The Underland Chronicles series, by Suzanne Collins. He also liked the Shadow Children sequence (series), by Margaret Peterson Haddix. He read "The Hunger Games," but wasn't impressed and didn't want to read the other two books. He seemed to like Lois Lowry's "The Giver" and its two companion books, "Gathering Blue" and "The Messenger." He liked "The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman; "Dead End in Norvelt," by Jack Gantos; and "Bud, Not Buddy," by Christopher Paul Curtis. He also read The Dark Is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper without any complaints. He read the first six books from Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and hated all of them. He liked "Shadow of a Bull," by Maia Wojciechowska.

14 Years Old -- He has read the first 5 books in the Gone series, by Michael Grant, and seemed to enjoy them. He loved "The Outsiders," by S. E. Hinton, and he seemed to enjoy "Everlost," "Everwild," and "Everfound," by Neal Shusterman. He is now reading the last book in "The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod," by Heather Brewer, a series he seems to really like.

My son is into sports and has said that reading is for nerds, but he reads because I make him read a little each night. He doesn't like to admit it, but he often enjoys the books he reads. Now he reads without any complaints.


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