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Norton Juster

Middle grade

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Introduction-Chapter 2

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Chapters 3-8

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Chapters 9-13

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Chapters 14-15

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Chapters 16-20

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Character List

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Character Analysis

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Themes

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