Phoenix Book Award

? from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I think the book was outstanding and I enjoyed it although it wasn't really scary. Mondays are Murder should really be the winner.

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08 Dec 2009 16:00

Sebastian from St Bernadette's Junior said:

This book is amazing to me personally because I love stories of mystery and murder. The book is about a girl named Poppy who is in the isle of Murrang where people start mysteriously dying one by one. The texture of the book was great, it felt like I was there. One of Tanya Landman's greatest books.

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08 Dec 2009 15:51

Funke from St Bernadette's Junior said:

Mondays are Murder is a very original and weird book. It starts with a man called Steve Harris dying in his shower and then a girl called Poppy Fields going to a scottish island called Morrag with some children and then people start dying.....

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08 Dec 2009 15:45

Giovanni from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I enjoyed this book because you could tell easily something is going to happen and it had some interesting characters

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08 Dec 2009 15:41

Daniela from St Bernadette's Junior said:

So far what I read was fantastic and interesting. I absolutely loved reading Monday are Murder. I love reading that book

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08 Dec 2009 15:39

Chiara from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I really enjoyed reading Mondays are Murder because it was full of mystery and excitement

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08 Dec 2009 15:38

Ricky from St Bernadette's Junior said:

It is a murders book. It is a kind of a sad book and I like the ending.

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08 Dec 2009 15:31

Steve B from St Bernadette's Junior said:

Mondays are Murder is about a boy called Poppy Fields who goes on holiday to Scotland and meets Graham and people start getting murdered. Poppy Fields and Graham find out who it is. The main characters are Mike, Elizabeth, Richard (Bruce) and his cousin.

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08 Dec 2009 15:30

Danay from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I like a girl called Poppy and she goes to Scotland and people keep dying. She is trying to fing out who is the murderer.

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08 Dec 2009 15:27

Jack from St Bernadette's Junior said:

The book is about a girl and a group who get taken to an island and also there is a killer on the loose. All the staff except Mike get killed by a ghost.

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08 Dec 2009 15:26

Laura M from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I Like Mondasy are Murder because first they help each other when they went to camp

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08 Dec 2009 15:24

Steve from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I Like Monday are Murder because it's very interesting and mysterious. My favourite character is Kathie. She was Bruce's cousin and was in love with Mike, It's about a group of friends who go to an island and each day someone dies but Kathie and Mike survive.

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08 Dec 2009 15:23

Luisa from St Bernadette's Junior said:

Well I didn't really like this book because it was all about the dead. The bit I did like was when the boy thinks mondays are murder

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08 Dec 2009 15:13

Olivia from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I like Modays are Murder because it is spooky and you feel like you're in the book investigating. That's why Mondays are Murder is best.

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08 Dec 2009 15:08

Turahn from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I like Mondays Are Murder because it is really interesting and fun but in some parts of the book it is extremely sad because peope get burnt and die

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08 Dec 2009 15:06

Andreia from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I think this book is very good and mysterious because someone murders a lot of people and no-one knows who did it. It is someone who is their friend.

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08 Dec 2009 14:19

Tyria from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I like Mondays are Murder because it was a mystery and it was interesting

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08 Dec 2009 14:17

Bill from St Bernadette's Junior said:

Mondays are Murder is one of the greatest book I have ever read with bags of drama and laughs on every page

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08 Dec 2009 14:16

Niamh from St Bernadette's Junior said:

Poppy Fields goes to a deserted islnad off the coast of Scotland and she is going to be a guinea pig for an adventure holiday. She was in for a shock when she arrives there. As people start to get murdered she becomes more suspicious to think the island is haunted

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08 Dec 2009 14:11

stephanie from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

I think that this book is not a good book becaues it's boring but what i do like about this book is that there is a girl that is called poppy that goes to a small iland.

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07 Dec 2009 11:08

sablam from Dunraven said:

i diddnt the like bookmbecause it wasnt very nice

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07 Dec 2009 10:59

Lenia from Lilian Baylis said:

I like this book and the way it was interesting and the murders. It was a tiny scary sometimes but thats okay. When I read this book I felt like it was happening today and it looked like it was me. The main character is cool because how she is getting murder and things. I recommend it to a person that likes scary things.

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05 Dec 2009 14:32

Tania from Lilian Baylis said:

The book has too much mysterie and that really interests me a lot. I really liked it because its scary and I love scary stories! When I read it I fell uncomfortable because I fell theres ghosts there too. I liked the main character its interesting as well. I recommend it to all children that like preety scary books.

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05 Dec 2009 14:26

Bethany from Lilian Baylis said:

Mondays are murder is a good book. I liked the fact that there was lots of mystery in the book. When I read this book i felt a bit curious because I didn't know what was going to happen. I recoomend this book to someone who likes adventure or mystery.

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05 Dec 2009 14:18

Iman from Lilian Baylis said:

I like this book! I enjoyed the murder and the mystery and when Poppy and Graham try to investigate the mystery.

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05 Dec 2009 14:16

Tanvir from Other School said:

a book review
Here are the things i want to get threw
:Has the book got pictures=no
:Is what the title says true in in the book=yes
:is it a book a book with loads of vocabulary=yes
Here i will tell you the authors name and the name of the book.
:The name of the author is Tanya landman who has written other famous books like Deadly funny/Dying to be famous/and head is dead.
:The name of the book is Mondays are murder.
Now I will tell you about the story.
The first 20 pages i read were kind of interesting I will tell you why.
:1 I liked it because at the beginning of the story they kind of relate to the title.
:2 I liked it because when one of the characters said the phrase the driving made her/him sick like they had been on a rollacoaster which I have witnessed before.
The next 24 pages I read were not as interesting first few pages read but again I got to points.
:1 I liked it because I liked it when one of the chracters bruce told ghost stories to the kids.
:2 I liked it because they talked about rock climing and how it was safe when it actually was not.
The next 13 pages I read were quite interesting here is why.
: 1 because now they are starting an investigationon who killed one of the characters and now their making the title sound true.
: 2 because it tells you why two of the characters are familiar.
The next 20 pages I read were the most interesting pages I read in the story I will tell you why I enjoyed those pages.
: 1 because now the characters actually think their cursed by a ghost.
: 2 because their is a murderer on the case.
: 3 I liked it that the murderer thought about what he was going to do of just of just killing people one by one he actually thought about the radio and jammed it so they could not communicate with the world.
: 4 now I am actually finding the book entertaining.
The next 20 pages I read were just a little less
interesting here is why.
: 1 because one of the characters says that he does not go anywhere without his libary card I find it funny that a libary card can open loads of places
: 2 because they talk a littke bit about global warming which I am learning about.
: 3 because now they got two characters as suspects of being the murderer.
the next 10 pages I read were read were a little interesting here is why.
: 1 because now they got the right person right murderer and they have solved the case.
eventually I finished the book.
Now I will tell you how I feel about the book; When I finished the book I was satisfied because i found the book a little funny, I was a little unsatisfied because the book didn't have any pictures, but in general I liked the book. Here is one word to describe how I feel about the book: ENTERTAINING!
By Tanvir

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04 Dec 2009 10:36

arifa from Other School said:

I like the book it is really fun to read and it has lots of adfenture in it and ho ever reads it they would like it i hope . Plus it has interesing words and some of them i don't anderstand so my mum says the meaning to me and then i anderstand it.

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04 Dec 2009 09:53

Roza from Other School said:

Mondays are murder by Tana Landman

Do you like mondays? Do you like murder? Do you like adventure? What ever the answer is to these questions, This is the book for you.

Poppys life changes when she goes to...
you will have to read the book to find out.
Gruesome deaths, excitement and sadness.A fantastic book I would highly recommend it. If you only read one book this year.
READ THIS BOOK

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04 Dec 2009 09:47

Mohammed from Other School said:

This book is one of the scariest books you'll ever read. It doesn't start off as a scary story,in fact at the beginning I wasn't sure I would like it. But as the book went on I got amazingly scared! so, if you buy this book you will be in for a scare. Get this book now, your first scare is coming!

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04 Dec 2009 09:30

DANIEL from London Nautical School said:

This book is fantastic, it has a lot of action, adventure, mystery and mostly murder. It is about a girl called Poppy Fields who gets invited to an activity centre on Murrag. When she gets there, there is a fake death done by Bruce Dundee. Once he gets everyone upset about his murder he uses survival skills to stay alive and he knocks people off one by one, leaving Mike until last. In my opinion it is a very exciting book, I recommend it to people who like mystery and murder. Thank You.

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03 Dec 2009 15:06

funmi from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

when i started reading this book i thought it was boring but i still read on when i got to chapter 6 it got interesting and it started to get even more interesting i think this book id for children aged 9-13 younger children can read it nut might not understand it and might find it scary

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02 Dec 2009 19:47

Kiruthika from Norwood said:

This book is very interesting to read and it is funny.There is a girl called Poppy Field investing who the murder is . In my opinion i enjoyed reading this book.

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02 Dec 2009 19:11

shavae from Dunraven said:

The book I am reading is called' Mondays are murder' and it is by the brilliant author Tanya landman. the other sequels include:Dead funny, Dying to be famous and the Head is dead.

This amazing story is about people who never believed in ghosts until one night they were told a scary story by a man named Bruce.

They were climbing when the rope that held bruce snapped. It seems that the rope hadn't been snapped by accident but by pupose.

I want to tell you more but I think you should read it for yourself I also want don't want to give away the murderer. I really enjoyed the book and you might too,so why not try?

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02 Dec 2009 15:17

Cagri from Dunraven said:

I think this book is cool because every one person dies on a Monday. Mondays are murdered is a bit scary and funny and there is a girl called poppy fields and she’s on a case of finding a mystery. I think this book is good because its realistic and the cover of the book looks boring but when you get to know it its brilliant I like funny books and like this because its funny I have to thank the author to make this brilliant book so thank you. Your sincerely Cagri Acun love this lol

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02 Dec 2009 15:09

suana benitez link from Dunraven said:

I think that this book is not bad but it could be better,say if it was a sceary book or a book that has people that get murder,it can be a bit
funny beacuse i love book that are funny and book that have nasty things in it.
WELL NOT TO MUCH of nasty in it like funny nasty,anyway it is still good and its not bad so i gess its OK!!!!!
and its kinda funny in a way , anyway thats what i think about
from SUSANA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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02 Dec 2009 15:07

savannah from Dunraven said:

I love the mondsays are murder because it tells me how people can just think killing is good and it just make me feel how happy we all should be because we all are still living with roofs over are head and food to eat and there are some people that are out on the street that have a hard life and we are luky to have money in are poket and a freshly cooked dinners i am happy that i had a chance to read this book because it has inspired me not kill and i thank by tanaya landman for her fantastic book of inspiredment to young readers.

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02 Dec 2009 15:04

diane from Dunraven said:

My second book mondays are murder was very intresting.You need to expect the unexcpected,people just diying and ghosts standing right infront of your eyes. I really liked the book it was thrilling i couldent put the book down when i got started,and at the end you wouldent beilieve it all the peaces start to fit together. overall i really injoyed it i think the auther has done a good job on the book it has inspired me in many ways.

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02 Dec 2009 15:02

Aaron from Dunraven said:

Mondays Are Murder is like most books good at the beginning, but not like most books all scary. But this book is normal I like that in book. One of the characters, Steve Harris , sadly died before the end. Poppy Field’s is the main character who goes on this adventure. An instructor called Bruce Dundee is responsible for the deaths. Mike and also a child called Graham, along with Poppy, tried to solve all these deaths. The good thing is the characters are mentioned a lot so you get to know them which makes them stand out. It’s not like other stories with creatures and masked murders to kill people. Mondays Are Murder is good you don’t get confused about who done what and you try to guess what’s going to happen.


byAaron7MO

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02 Dec 2009 15:01

gary from St Bernadette's Junior said:

it was fun and enjoyable. You want to find out who did the murders as soon as possible. It is worth reading .

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02 Dec 2009 13:53

Andrew from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I thaught there was interesting because there was a lot of killing.

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02 Dec 2009 13:50

Kamib from St Bernadette's Junior said:

I enjoyied this book becasue the jokes made me laugh and i thaught it was fun and good.

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02 Dec 2009 13:50

Héloise from La Retraite said:

Well, the book was very interesting. I liked the way the author showed how Poppy acted around people by reading they're expressions and the way the other people involved in the story acted around her. I also liked it because it put the reader in suspense when something was about to happen and it made me feel scared, when the murders actually occurred! I honestly had no idea who was killing all those people and it came as a big shock to me, when I realised who was committing the murders. However, the front cover and the title didn't really have much to do with the actual story (it made me think it was about a famous detective looking for a person who only killed people on Mondays). I learned from this book that you can't judge books by their cover no matter how boring and difficult it seems to be. In conclusion, 'Mondays are murder' was a very exciting (and scary!) book and children aged 10-14 would adore the chance to read it !

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02 Dec 2009 13:24

Thalita from La Retraite said:

As I was reading the novel, I found that the language used, felt realistic enough to make me quiver. It made me put the book down in horror!
However something told me to pick it up again and begin to read!! I did enjoy the book, but I found it really scary at first!!And now i am going to actually finish it!!WOW!!!

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02 Dec 2009 13:13

Julian from La Retraite said:

I like the book, its very interesting because you don't know what’s going to happen next. At the same time, it is very scary because of the language used in the description of the murders. I Would like to read more books like this because it gives me a chance to read different types of genres and develop my reading skills.

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02 Dec 2009 13:10

stephanie from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

i like this book because it is very nice to read and is a good book this book will be for people that are 10 and over this book is a very fun and scary book and i hope this book will win

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30 Nov 2009 20:10

Oyin from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

Mondays are murder is an excellent book. but a little bit scary for me but nice. i like it because as you read it it makes you want to read what is going to happen.
It grabs my attention, i think it for children of age 11 and over.It reminds me of csi and when they did a lot of investigatio or reseachs.
I love your book.

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30 Nov 2009 11:34

Audrey from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

My review is on monday are muders and it kind of an intersing books, and the word and expression draws you in and it wants you to read more.When you first read the first chapterit is boring,but as your read further on it like you are that character speaking.I think this book is a girl and boy book from12 and over.
Mondays are murders is a good book because if there is one story going on it doesn't skip to another story, it finishes before going onto another story.I think that people should try this book out because monday are murders is actully alright

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30 Nov 2009 11:18

Miss Angell from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

this book is fantastic book to read. love every page of it, couldn't stop reading this. hope this wins.

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27 Nov 2009 13:25

Lysander from Dunraven said:

I like this book because it talks about people being murdered. The murderer killed 5 people and he was going to be killed by 1 of the 5 people.
There is a girl called Poppy fields and she's the narrator of the whole story. She's on a case of finding who killed who.
I think this is a good book because it has all kind of suspend plus detail of to the main characters. I think I will recommend it to young teenagers.

By Lysander

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25 Nov 2009 14:57

mohamed from Dunraven said:

wow this book is really scary and puzzling when two people try to solve the cases. And this book is very cool to read. WARNING don't read this book with the lights off or you will be very scared!!!. By mohamed bah from dunraven school 7mo

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25 Nov 2009 14:47

fatin from Norwood said:

I really enjoyed this book; I found it very interesting and easy to follow. I defiantly recommend this book to everyone.

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23 Nov 2009 18:59

imaani from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

Mondays are Murder is a very interesting book . The words and expressions the author uses in this book make you want to read more. When i read the first chapter of this book the author really pulled me into the situation of the story.When i got deeper into the i almost felt that something bad was going to happen. I even imagined that a sudden and scary music started to play. This book also made me feel like i was a spy and was on a mission to find

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23 Nov 2009 11:42

Mrs Hans, Librarian from St Martin-in-the-Fields said:

A real page-turner that had enough to clues to keep me guessing & wanting to know more!

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18 Nov 2009 11:16

madina from Norwood said:

mondays are murder is a very fascinating but disturbing, it's about a normal school girl called poppy going on a adventure in scotland. It's not as fun as she thought it was escepllay with people getting murder. theres something all the stuff is hiding but why.And why is the murder killing people? most importantly who is it? follow poppy and her companion find out who it is. read to find out.

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18 Nov 2009 11:05

Layla from Other School said:

I LOVED it,
It's the best book I have EVER read, you can't put it down!

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16 Nov 2009 05:47

Jonathan from London Nautical School said:

This book is really interesting.I would love to read some more. If I were you I would pick this book up in the library and start reading it on the same day I bought it. Usually there are cliffhangers in every chapter and I want to change to the page where it unravels the whole story.Everytime it leaves me to think what is going to happen next.

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12 Nov 2009 15:19

Samuel from London Nautical School said:

Mondays are Murder by Tanya Landman is ghost thriller story with a group of kids being forced by their parents to go on a trip to Murrag in North-East Scotland. They stay in a activity centre, the only building on the island. There are 4 teachers there. There is also thought to be a ghost haunting the building. But you will learn more if you read on.

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12 Nov 2009 15:19

Mason from London Nautical School said:

This book is really intreaging,adventurous,mysterious and most of all exciting. The idea is that Poppy Fields is investigating the mysterious events around the island of Murrag.

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12 Nov 2009 15:16

Alfie from London Nautical School said:

It is very interesting and I would like read on.
It is one of the most best books I've read and I would highly recommend it.

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12 Nov 2009 15:14

Yoanna from Lilian Baylis said:

I didn't like this book. I think it is hard to follow. Poppy is my favourite character because she sounds fun. I would recommend this book to people you like a murder mystery story but are not easily distracted

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09 Nov 2009 19:01

Diana from Lilian Baylis said:

Some people think that this book is a good book but I personally think that this is a boring book. My favourite character is Popp because she sounds like a fun character and she is interesting. I would this book to people who like to read mysteries books

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09 Nov 2009 18:59

Danny from Norwood said:

I thought this book was good because its interesting and it creates a feeling of suspence. I have read better books but for the phoneix book awards i think this is a winnder and its the one im voting for. I think the auther Tanya Landman has a gift for making the reader feel suspence while reading and also to make the reader feel as is he/she was actually there.

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06 Nov 2009 15:32

patricia from Norwood said:

This book is about an inquisitive girl, who enjoyed investigating things and people often making cases for her to solve. One day she went to Scotland with a group of people with one man who is the leader of the group. Poppy (the girl) ends up finding herself a new case when she finds out that the leader of the group had died months before. To conclude i thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and i strongly recommend it to anyone rating it with 4 stars.

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06 Nov 2009 13:24

onyeka from La Retraite said:

i thought this book was ok but i have read better this is not a bad comment im just sayin

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26 Oct 2009 15:21