- and she whispered many of the titles as she made her way along.under the cherry tree. the tenth lieutenant

LOOMIS CHAFFEE

SUMMERREADING

Liesel stood in the mayor’s library with greed in her fingers and book titles at her lips.She was comfortableenough on this occasion to run her fingers along the shelves-

SUMMERREADING

SUMMER READING

- and she whispered many of the titles as she made her way along.- and she whispered many of the titles as she made her way along.under the cherry tree. the tenth lieutenant under the cherry tree. the tenth lieutenant

- and she whispered many of the titles as she made her way along.- and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made her way along.her way along.- and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made - and she whispered many of the titles as she made

No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, and this is only the second installment. This is the partwhere Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a storycalled A Song in the Dark.

No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, and this is only the second installment. This is the partwhere Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a storycalled A Song in the Dark.

No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, and this is only the second installment. This is the partNo, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, and this is only the second installment. This is the partNo, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, and this is only the second installment. This is the partand this is only the second installment. This is the partand this is only the second installment. This is the partand this is only the second installment. This is the partwhere Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a storywhere Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a story

No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy, No, the dictionary comes at the end of this small trilogy,

where Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a storywhere Liesel finishes The Dream Carrier and steals a storycalled A Song in the Dark.called A Song in the Dark.called A Song in the Dark.

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