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Doing the Impossible#1 : My Top Five Enid Blyton Books

05Aug09

I absolutely love Enid Blyton. I’ve practically grown up reading only her, and I actually feel like I’ve had a better childhood as a result of it. So, I set out to do the impossible: name my five favorite books by her. Nope – not series, books! As I’m writing this, I already have about [...]

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