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Kris Van Handel

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January 19

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https://www.hikingwithhairtie.com/

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Kris Van Handel lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her partner, Jared, and their dog, Maisy. Kris has section hiked the entire Ice Age Trail four times and is currently working on her fifth completion. Besides hiking, Kris also enjoys volunteering with the Ice Age Trail Alliance. When Kris isn’t hiking, she works with children with autism as a behavior analyst. Kris also enjoys photography, crocheting, attending University of Wisconsin women's hockey and softball games, and participating in a wide variety of outdoor activities. ...more

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Average rating: 3.56 · 34 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Hiking with Hair Tie: Section Hiking the Ice Age Trail 3.41 avg rating — 29 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
	Penny's Ice Age Trail Adventure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Ice Age Trail Through the Seasons 3.50 avg rating — 2 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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Mirror Image

by Lauren E. Rico (Goodreads Author)

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All the Light We Cannot See

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

by J.K. Rowling

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The amount of times police officers beat people up in this book without getting charged is really too much to handle. The ending was decent, too bad I can’t say the same for the rest of the book
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