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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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March 1, 2012
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March 31, 2012
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Claire
Jan 17, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I had already seen the movie so knew what to expect but thoroughly enjoyed the book too :) looking forward to reading the others in the trilogy.
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