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	Phoebe Douse: Secret Society for Special Abilities and Artefacts (The Phoebe Douse Trilogy, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Grow from Life's Yeses, Nos, and Waits: Daily Inspirational Gift Messages by Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author), L. Samuels (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.93 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
	Phoebe Douse: The Return (The Phoebe Douse Trilogy, #2) 4.89 avg rating — 9 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
	People are Poems: Nature presents our timeless journeys by Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author), L. Samuels (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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

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