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1721:1957 births
1588:Raziel Reid
1550:Fishtailing
1517:The Landing
1378:Kit Pearson
1372:Ghost Train
1362:The Maestro
1314:Sarah Ellis
1011:Tell Me Why
987:Non-fiction
982:(Orca 2022)
974:(Orca 2020)
966:(Orca 2020)
948:(Orca 2017)
918:(Orca 2014)
906:(Orca 2014)
888:(Fall 2013)
882:(Fall 2013)
868:End of Days
767:Tell Me Why
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657:(Orca 2006)
651:(Orca 2006)
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527:(Orca 1998)
1715:Categories
1457:Glen Huser
1390:Janet Lunn
1139:29 October
1024:References
874:Power Play
859:The Taming
719:In A Flash
695:Tiger Trap
581:Tiger Town
139:Background
105:Occupation
82:1957-03-03
928:Regenesis
817:Home Team
713:The Falls
707:Boot Camp
670:Shattered
593:Overdrive
428:Shattered
228:Award(s)
1644:Erin Bow
1461:Stitches
1368:Paul Yee
1047:26 March
737:The Pole
731:Voyageur
701:Sketches
611:Underdog
457:The Pole
99:, Canada
1682:Firefly
1472:Airborn
1308:Redwork
1287:Bad Boy
1184:at the
1073:6 April
916:Sleeper
823:Fly Boy
805:Branded
773:Wounded
683:Bifocal
649:Stuffed
551:Rebound
499:Fiction
344:Rebound
171:Toronto
97:Ontario
93:Toronto
66:in 2016
1701:(2023)
1694:(2022)
1685:(2021)
1673:(2020)
1650:(2019)
1640:(2018)
1630:(2017)
1618:(2016)
1615:Calvin
1606:(2015)
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1279:(1988)
1267:(1987)
1115:10 May
1094:10 May
1019:(2018)
1013:(2009)
880:Tagged
849:(2012)
835:Catboy
829:Shaken
743:Splat!
636:Elixir
625:(2005)
569:Camp X
485:, 2020
379:Camp X
215:Awards
205:Mbooni
182:Sahara
175:Guelph
108:Writer
1658:2020s
1539:2010s
1416:2000s
1297:1990s
1254:1980s
629:Juice
599:Grind
575:Ricky
513:Stars
234:Stars
209:Kenya
1439:Dust
1141:2011
1117:2014
1096:2014
1075:2019
1049:2010
793:Wave
225:Book
192:for
72:Born
1207:at
587:Run
397:Run
147:in
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