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    <![CDATA[The Giver (The Giver, #1)]]>
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    <![CDATA[When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. Now, it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[If there are no wrong answers, can we really say that something has any meaning?<br/><br/>It is very easy to start an interesting science fiction story. Simply begin with a mystery. Don't explain things  to the reader and leave them in a state of wonder. In this way, everything will seem interesti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31773421">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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