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Defying Authority in “The Amber Spyglass” – His Dark Materials Part III
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The Mysteries of “The Golden Compass” – His Dark Materials Part I
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A Community And A Young Woman On The Cusp In “The Kudzu Queen” by Mimi Herman
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Triumphant “Maia” by Richard Adams 1,222 Pages of Epic Fantasy
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“Tiny Nightmares” – 42 Very Short Tales of Horror
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A Compelling Memoir in “About Time,” poems by Julie Benesh
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Is Sophie’s Choice a True Story? – Revisiting “Sophie’s Choice”
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The Fact in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fictional “The Great Gatsby”
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