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Joel Shoemaker

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in Mahomet, The United States

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https://www.itsjoelshoemaker.com

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Gay and Lesbian, Young Adult, Fiction

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November 2012

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Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for a decade and a magician for three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.

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Average rating: 4.54 · 130 ratings · 46 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bacon Grief 4.54 avg rating — 85 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
	Silas on Sundays by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Lintang Pandu Pratiwi (illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 24 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
	Teeth & Crumpets: a Florilegium 4.41 avg rating — 17 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
	Cocktails & Concatenations by Joel Shoemaker (Goodreads Author), Andrew McCurdy (photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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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