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	Elsie Jones and the Book Pirates by Sean McBride (Goodreads Author), Jesse Velasquez (Illustrations) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa by Ellen Ray, William Schaap, Karl Van Meter 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1979 — 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
	A View of the Edge of the World: A Collection of Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	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
	Elsie Jones and the Revolutionary Rebels (Elsie Jones Adventures #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)

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Nearly a DNF. I dont have a lot of positive things to say about this book, other than Straub's language use is great. Not a fan of anything else in this story. ...more
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In the heritage and style of Something Wicked This Way Comes and Coraline, The Thief of Always is a wonderful addition. The beginning of the book is extremely derivative, but soon starts to come in on it's own. Its a fun romp, especially for the time ...more
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In the heritage and style of Something Wicked This Way Comes and Coraline, The Thief of Always is a wonderful addition. The beginning of the book is extremely derivative, but soon starts to come in on it's own. Its a fun romp, especially for the time ...more
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In the tradition of Southern Gothic tales (however written significantly better) such as The Elementals, this book follows along our protagonist Noemi as she goes to check on her cousin who married into a strange secluded family. The pacing is wonder ...more
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Decidedly not a horror book, this is a southern gothic book that concludes the Blackwater series. Overall the series is strong, covering decades of a family's struggle and success in Perdido Alabama from 1919 all the way up to the late sixties. There ...more
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