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author: Dorothy Gilman
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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date added: 06/23/08
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I picked this book up by accident thinking it was a Mrs. Pollifax book. When I finished the book I saw the review on the back cover and had to agree..."Charming...Sweetly Entertaining." It was a nice light read.
]]> 22278758 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:11:54 -0700
author: Emily Brontë
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1847
rating: 4
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date added: 06/23/08
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]]> 21105104 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:51:32 -0700
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1962
rating: 4
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date added: 06/11/08
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This is a cute must read. Do yourself a favor and skip the movie!
]]> 22278677 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:38:12 -0700
author: Thomas Hardy
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1891
rating: 5
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date added: 05/14/08
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This goes down as one of my favorites.
]]> 21341101 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:50 -0700
author: Jane Austen
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2006
rating: 2
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date added: 05/14/08
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Audio book - wasn't my favorite. I thought it might be that I'm just tired of books from this era, but I've started another one and it's much better.
]]> 21523517 Sat, 03 May 2008 11:35:51 -0700
author: Pearl S. Buck
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1931
rating: 0
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date added: 05/03/08
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]]> 21104222 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:40:37 -0700
Let me know if you want to borrow it.]]>
author: Sue Monk Kidd
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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date added: 05/02/08
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I picked this one up at DI for $2. It was a heart warming story of a girl finding herself while trying to find out more about her mother.

Let me know if you want to borrow it.
]]> 21104168 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:37:35 -0700
author: Harper Lee
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1960
rating: 5
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date added: 05/02/08
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This is my all time favorite. I just listened to the Audio and really recommend it. It is narrated by Sissy Spacek, who did a wonderful job.
]]> 21498699 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:35:18 -0700
It's about a girl who has to marry some creepy guy to save her family's "rank" in life. Don't you just hate that. Anyway she really loves someone else so she takes off, pretends to be a boy and becomes a pirate. I didn't do the book justice. It really is good.]]>
author: Celia Rees
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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date added: 05/02/08
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Audio Book for me - I get things done while I listen - This is an awesome book. I've listened to it twice and even got Aaron to listen to it - I made him read along.

It's about a girl who has to marry some creepy guy to save her family's "rank" in life. Don't you just hate that. Anyway she really loves someone else so she takes off, pretends to be a boy and becomes a pirate. I didn't do the book justice. It really is good.
]]> 21104699 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:16:53 -0700
For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves - dedication in The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring

"See them little scales there, how they're closed up tight like window shutters? Underneath 'em are the seeds - flat little things, flimsy as a baby's figernails - with a point at one end. If a fire comes along, the heat is gonna cause those scales to peel back and drop their seeds, while the ground is still scorching hot. Then that tiny seed is gonna burrow in and take root." I was nine years old the summer Freeda and Winnalee Malone rushed across our lives like red-hot flames, peeling back the shutters that sat over our hearts and our minds, setting free our sweetest dreams and our worst nightmares. - The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring]]>
author: Sandra Kring
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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I absolutely loved this book. I think the best review I could give would be two quotes from the book.

For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves - dedication in The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring

"See them little scales there, how they're closed up tight like window shutters? Underneath 'em are the seeds - flat little things, flimsy as a baby's figernails - with a point at one end. If a fire comes along, the heat is gonna cause those scales to peel back and drop their seeds, while the ground is still scorching hot. Then that tiny seed is gonna burrow in and take root." I was nine years old the summer Freeda and Winnalee Malone rushed across our lives like red-hot flames, peeling back the shutters that sat over our hearts and our minds, setting free our sweetest dreams and our worst nightmares. - The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring
]]> 21104778 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:13:23 -0700
Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there. ]]>
author: Dorothy Gilman
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1966
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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You have to read this series. These books are adventurous, funny and light hearted.

Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there.
]]> 21104789 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:12:58 -0700
Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there. ]]>
author: Dorothy Gilman
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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You have to read this series. These books are adventurous, funny and light hearted.

Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there.
]]> 21104802 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:12:23 -0700
Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there. ]]>
author: Dorothy Gilman
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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You have to read this series. These books are adventurous, funny and light hearted.

Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there.
]]> 21104828 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:12:04 -0700
Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there. ]]>
author: Dorothy Gilman
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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You have to read this series. These books are adventurous, funny and light hearted.

Mrs. Pollifax is an older lady with not much to live for. She thinks about committing suicide, then after visiting a psychiatrist decides that she would like to become a spy. After some confusion at the local FBI/CIA (office) she ends up getting an assignment. Her adventures just continue from there.
]]> 21104928 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:07:59 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21104891 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:05:48 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21104898 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:05:29 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21104916 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:05:15 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21104923 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:05:00 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21104943 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:04:43 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1994
rating: 4
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21105007 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:04:28 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series. ]]>
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.
]]> 21105032 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:04:02 -0700
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.

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author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.


]]> 21105167 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:00:35 -0700
author: Elizabeth George Speare
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1978
rating: 5
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Another Audio Book from the YA section. I loved this book. It really spoke about the prejudices and traditions formed in some small towns that just don't make sense in the real world.
]]> 21105287 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:58:25 -0700
author: Kimberly Willis Holt
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2003
rating: 2
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This was during my "Young Adult" audio phase. It was cute for a YA book.
]]> 21105647 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:56:46 -0700
author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.40
book published: 1908
rating: 5
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Loved it...who doesn't love Anne?
]]> 21105308 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:56:05 -0700
I really liked this one. Aaron did too. I'm going to have to come up with more creative things to say about these books. I just hate to ruin the story for someone who hasn't read it. ]]>
author: Theodore Taylor
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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Aaron's teacher sent home a list of books that they would be reading in English this year, so I did my best to keep up with the list.

I really liked this one. Aaron did too. I'm going to have to come up with more creative things to say about these books. I just hate to ruin the story for someone who hasn't read it.
]]> 21105417 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:53:39 -0700
author: Nicholas Sparks
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2007
rating: 2
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Audio book. Not my typical book. I liked it, but it was too sad so I never finished it. Aren't I awful
]]> 21105336 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:51:47 -0700
author: Sena Jeter Naslund
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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This is a really hard review for me. The book was bitter-sweet. I loved the characters deeply and was so hurt when a strange sex scene was thrown in. If you could just take a black marker and edit that part out it would be one of the best books I've ever read.
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author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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date added: 05/02/08
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I used to think, what's up with the hype - then I read it and I can't wait for the next one to come out.


]]> 21106118 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:48:54 -0700
author: Jane Austen
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1813
rating: 4
read at: 04/08
date added: 05/02/08
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I'm in love with books written in the 1800's. I really prefer listening to these wordy books on audio. Especially when the narrator has a nice English accent.
]]> 21105675 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:46:32 -0700
author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1917
rating: 5
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This was another audio book for me. I skipped from Anne of Green Gables to this one and absolutely loved it. Am I missing anything good from the books in between?
]]> 21106229 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:44:41 -0700
author: Robin McKinley
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1978
rating: 3
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This was a cute book. I didn't want to read it at first, but a friend insisted. It pleasantly surprised me by being a little magical or mystical, and no teapots were talking. It's nice if you are looking for an easy read.
]]> 21105576 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:54:20 -0700
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104486 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:43:08 -0700
author: Mitch Albom
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104288 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:41:06 -0700
author: Charlotte Brontë
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104284 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:40:59 -0700
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104209 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:40:03 -0700
author: Shel Silverstein
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1974
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104193 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:49 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1998
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104192 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:48 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104188 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:46 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104183 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:44 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104180 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:43 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104178 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:41 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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]]> 21104175 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:39:39 -0700
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Aprilmazzo
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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date added: 04/27/08
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