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P.S. One thing that tipped me off that I probably wasn't going to lurve this book was the page and a half of fawning, self-congratulatory acknowledgements in the front of the book. Sometimes it makes sense to put the acknowledgements in the front, usually for adult nonfiction, if that segment is also used to explain how the book was researched/inspired/cobbled together. But in front of a kids' novel? TURN OFF.]]>