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Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
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666 books — 236 voters

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A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
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No More Naps! by Chris Grabenstein
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117 books — 89 voters
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687 books — 546 voters