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Joel Shoemaker

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Gay and Lesbian, Young Adult, Fiction

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Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for a decade and a magician for three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.

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Average rating: 4.58 · 120 ratings · 43 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bacon Grief 4.57 avg rating — 81 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silas on Sundays by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Lintang Pandu Pratiwi (illustrator) 4.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teeth & Crumpets: a Florilegium 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cocktails & Concatenations by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Andrew McCurdy (photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joel Shoemaker rated a book it was ok The Sluts by Dennis Cooper	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Terrific! A thought-provoking book told through a teenagers point of view. Short chapters make for easy reading and also add tension to the narrative. The plot never loses its excitement, and we root for Florence the entire time! Well written and I w ...more
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