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Annabel the
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721:Something About the Author: Volume 110
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419:To All My Fans With Love from Sylvie
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238:Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate
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636:Get the Picture Jenny Archer?
612:What's Cooking, Jenny Archer?
473:Dear Mom, Get Me Out of Here!
213:(Little, Brown) was named an
935:Novelists from New York City
630:Nibble, Nibble, Jenny Archer
539:Just the Thing for Geraldine
412:Seven Days to a Brand New Me
313:Resources in other libraries
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207:ALA Notable Young Adult Book
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930:American women novelists
497:Diary of a Monster's Son
368:Notable Young Adult Book
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