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The Sunday Salon: Week In Review #32
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What I Reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
. E. L. Konigsburg. 1967. Simon & Schuster. 162 pages.
What I Reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible
A Most Unsuitable Match
. Stephanie Grace Whitson. 2011. Bethany House. 336 pages.
Let God Change Your Life: How To Know and Follow Jesu
s. Greg Laurie. 2011. David C. Cook. 288 pages.
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