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Matadora

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The Hungry Ghosts

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by Lorna Goodison

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The Ends of the Earth

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The Blackwell Pages: Loki’s Wolves

by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr

Sneaky Art

by Marthe Jocelyn

Mooncakes

by Loretta Seto; Renné Benoit, illus

Gabby

by Joyce Grant; Jan Dolby, illus.

A Taste of Heaven

by Meg Tilly

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