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	A Modest Collection of Slightly Shocking Fairy Tales by Richard McGowan (Goodreads Author), Bonnie Seifert (Illustrator) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	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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	Majestic Freiks by Richard McGowan (Goodreads Author), Jay Garst (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	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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	The Complete Lesser Works of Shenanigan Cheesefield by Richard McGowan (Goodreads Author) (editor), Shenanigan Cheesefield (Goodreads Author), Jay Garst (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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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	The Little Book of Chrysean Tales 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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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Hear ye, hear ye! Banned Books Week 2025 is October 5 through October 11. This year (just like last year but which we didn't tell you about here on GR) Smashed-Rat-on-Press (#SROP) plans to run a daily giveaway of e-books from our catalog. Find us and follow us on #Mastodon for details and daily postings for the giveaways.

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