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332 books — 274 voters

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1,846 books — 1,853 voters
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79 books — 24 voters

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1,338 books — 1,933 voters
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9,828 books — 21,998 voters

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782 books — 797 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
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1,643 books — 6,780 voters