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Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1997-2018

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1997-2018

Resources for a selection of titles aimed at encouraging reading among teens who dislike to read for whatever reason since 1997

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 56 Videos
  • 70 Book Readings
  • 103 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 841 resources

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Hate U Give, The
The Hate U Give
  • by Angie Thomas
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Crossover, The
    The Crossover
  • by Kwame Alexander
  • Multimedia Resources: 33
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    All American Boys
    All American Boys
  • by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Miles Morales: Spider-Man
    Miles Morales: Spider-Man
  • by Jason Reynolds and Kadir Nelson
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
    Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
  • by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Dear Martin
    Dear Martin
  • by Nic Stone
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2018)
    Morris Award (Finalist, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Unwind
    Unwind
  • by Neal Shusterman
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    First Part Last, The
    The First Part Last
  • by Angela Johnson
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
    Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
  • by Meg Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Killer of Enemies
    Killer of Enemies
  • by Joseph Bruchac
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2014)
    American Indian Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Nimona
    Nimona
  • by Noelle Stevenson
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
    Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
  • by Isabel Quintero
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Everything, Everything
    Everything, Everything
  • by Nicola Yoon
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Dope Sick
    Dope Sick
  • by Walter Dean Myers
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Spill Zone
    Spill Zone
  • by Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvilland
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Shadowshaper
    Shadowshaper
  • by Daniel Jose Older
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Twilight
    Twilight
  • by Stephenie Meyer
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Beneath a Meth Moon
    Beneath a Meth Moon
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    No Normal
    No Normal
  • by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Darkness Before Dawn
    Darkness Before Dawn
  • by Sharon M. Draper
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Among the Hidden
    Among the Hidden
  • by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
  • by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Worst Years of My Life, The
    The Worst Years of My Life
  • by James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, and Laura Park
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    If I Was Your Girl
    If I Was Your Girl
  • by Meredith Russo
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Red Queen
    Red Queen
  • by Victoria Aveyard
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Rad American Women
    Rad American Women
  • by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Testing, The
    The Testing
  • by Joelle Charbonneau
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Dumplin'
    Dumplin'
  • by Julie Murphy
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Scars
    Scars
  • by Cheryl Rainfield
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Exit, Pursued by a Bear
    Exit, Pursued by a Bear
  • by E.K. Johnston
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives
    Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives
  • by Sharon G. Flake
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2005)
    CSK Book Awards (Honor, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    One of Us Is Lying
    One of Us Is Lying
  • by Karen M. McManus
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Lockdown
    Lockdown
  • by Alexander Gordon Smith
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Perfect Chemistry
    Perfect Chemistry
  • by Simone Elkeles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2010)
    RITA Award|Golden Medallion (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Ball Don't Lie
    Ball Don't Lie
  • by Matt de la Peña
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Skeleton Key
    Skeleton Key
  • by Anthony Horowitz
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
    Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
  • by Gail Giles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Brian's Winter
    Brian's Winter
  • by Gary Paulsen
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Princess Diaries, The
    The Princess Diaries
  • by Meg Cabot
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    What Happened to Cass McBride?
    What Happened to Cass McBride?
  • by Gail Giles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Wake
    Wake
  • by Lisa McMann
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
    Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
  • by Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Enclave
    Enclave
  • by Ann Aguirre
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
    RITA Award|Golden Medallion (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Cut
    Cut
  • by Patricia McCormick
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Son of the Mob
    Son of the Mob
  • by Gordon Korman
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Some Girls Are
    Some Girls Are
  • by Courtney Summers
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    I Hunt Killers
    I Hunt Killers
  • by Barry Lyga
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
    Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
  • by Liz Prince
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2015)
    Amelia Bloomer (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Famous Last Words
    Famous Last Words
  • by Katie Alender
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    This Is Where It Ends
    This Is Where It Ends
  • by Marieke Nijkamp
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Safe
    Safe
  • by Susan Shaw
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Glass
    Glass
  • by Ellen Hopkins
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    What My Mother Doesn't Know
    What My Mother Doesn't Know
  • by Sonya Sones
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Brimstone Journals, The
    The Brimstone Journals
  • by Ron Koertge and Timothy Basil Ering
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Killer's Cousin, The
    The Killer's Cousin
  • by Nancy Werlin
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 1998)
    Edgars Award (Winner, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Point Blank
    Point Blank
  • by Anthony Horowitz
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Emako Blue
    Emako Blue
  • by Brenda Woods
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Life Sucks
    Life Sucks
  • by Jessica Abel, Gabriel Soria, and Warren Pleece
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
    No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row
  • by Susan Kuklin
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Night She Disappeared, The
    The Night She Disappeared
  • by April Henry
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Boy Nobody
    Boy Nobody
  • by Allen Zadoff
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Homeboyz
    Homeboyz
  • by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Black and White
    Black and White
  • by Paul Volponi
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Inside Out
    Inside Out
  • by Terry Trueman
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Sasquatch
    Sasquatch
  • by Roland Smith
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
    Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
  • by Louise Rennison
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2001)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Rikers High
    Rikers High
  • by Paul Volponi
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    My Friend Dahmer
    My Friend Dahmer
  • by Derf Backderf
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
    Alex Awards (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Symptoms of Being Human
    Symptoms of Being Human
  • by Jeff Garvin
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2017)
    Lambda Awards (Finalist, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Chain Reaction
    Chain Reaction
  • by Simone Elkeles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Stolen Life, A: A Memoir
    A Stolen Life: A Memoir
  • by Jaycee Dugard
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Jumping Off Swings
    Jumping Off Swings
  • by Jo Knowles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Quaking
    Quaking
  • by Kathryn Erskine
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
    Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy
  • by Sonya Sones
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
    Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
  • by Peg Kehret
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 1997)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Falling Up
    Falling Up
  • by Shel Silverstein
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
    You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
  • by Betsy Franco and Nina Nickles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Gingerbread
    Gingerbread
  • by Rachel Cohn
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Street Pharm
    Street Pharm
  • by Allison Van Diepen
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Rules of Attraction
    Rules of Attraction
  • by Simone Elkeles
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Duff, The: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
    The Duff: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
  • by Kody Keplinger
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Pregnancy Project, The
    The Pregnancy Project
  • by Gaby Rodriguez
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Juvie
    Juvie
  • by Steve Watkins
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Through the Woods
    Through the Woods
  • by Emily Carroll
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love, The
    The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love
  • by Sarvenaz Tash
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Bronxwood
    Bronxwood
  • by Coe Booth
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Ghostopolis
    Ghostopolis
  • by Doug TenNapel
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Life is Funny
    Life is Funny
  • by E.R. Frank
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
    42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
  • by Doreen Rappoport
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Book of Shadows
    Book of Shadows
  • by Cate Tiernan
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Gossip Girl
    Gossip Girl
  • by Cecily Von Ziegesar
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
    Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
  • by Frank Warren
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Blue Bloods
    Blue Bloods
  • by Melissa de la Cruz
    • Quick Picks (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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