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	Send Judah First: The Erased Life of an Enslaved Soul 4.22 avg rating — 582 ratings — 7 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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	Glee and New Directions for Social Change (Youth, Media, and Culture Series, 3) by Brian C. Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daniel K. Faill (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Sintimacy: The Christian's Love Affair With Secret Sin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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THE ESCAPE GAME was my book club’s October read. Overall, I was not impressed nor were the other readers. No one, including me, disliked it, but the overwhelming feeling was “just meh.” As a writer, myself, though, I thought the author was a great wr ...more
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Don’t ordinarily read such simple fiction. I tend to prefer historical fiction. But I am thoroughly in love with this story. It’s easy to understand and easy to cheer on the couple. I’m a fan!
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“How can churchgoing, Bible-worshipping, Jesus-loving Christians justify the practice of owning another human being?”
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