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460:"Has the Newbery Lost Its Way?"
377:Bircher, Katie (June 6, 2013).
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1596:The One and Only Ivan
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407:"You Are There: 1255"
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1586:Dead End in Norvelt
1255:A Gathering of Days
1174:Julie of the Wolves
1154:Summer of the Swans
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