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The Killer Angels By Michael Shaara
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Summary Of Small Town With One Road By Gary Soto
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Sorry For Not A Stereotype By Rita Pyrills
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Black Like Me, By John Howard Griffin
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Seventh Grade By Gary Soto
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The Ice Brothers By Ted Keczynski
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The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down By Anne Fadiman
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Avocado Lake Gary Soto Analysis
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Most Handsome Drowned Man In The World, By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Tell No One Who You Are By Walter Buchignani
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