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4.06

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4.25

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4.08

174 ratings

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4.23

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4.16

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3.94

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4.11

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3.99

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3.83

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Anne Frank

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4.34

25.5K ratings

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4.09

221.8K ratings

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4.01

163.9K ratings

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4.32

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4.41

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4.03

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4.40

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4.45

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3.50

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4.13

128.7K ratings

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4.68

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4.05

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3.66

2.9K ratings

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3.60

169 ratings

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4.30

32.4K ratings

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All the Forgivenesses

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4.26

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4.28

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3.87

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An Echo in the Bone

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4.44

161.3K ratings

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4.04

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History

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Middle Grade

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3.99

4.8K ratings

Religion

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4.13

211.2K ratings

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4.01

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3.68

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3.67

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3.67

702 ratings

History

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Reference

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4.22

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History

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4.05

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France

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3.84

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4.18

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by Arthur Herman 2001 480 pages

3.94

6.5K ratings

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