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	The Vacation Planet (The Vacation Planet Series Book 1) by Joseph D. Slater (Goodreads Author), Elli Medler (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
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	The Midnight Writers' Anthology 2015 by J.L. Zenor (Goodreads Author), Lena M. Johnson (Goodreads Author), Joseph D. Slater (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	The Vacation Planet: Hunters in the Rain (The Vacation Planet Series Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 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
	The Rosary of Christian Hope: A Scriptural Wake Service. Compiled from Biblical and Liturgical Texts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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
	Northern Frights: 2.3 + 2.4 / Winter + Early Spring 2021: The Journal of Horror Writers of Maine (Northern Frights / The Journal of Horror Writers of Maine) by Horror Writers of Maine edited by David Price + GD Dearborn, Morgan Sylvia (Goodreads Author), Fred Greenhalgh 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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