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Once again Armpit was holding a shovel, only now he was getting paid for it, seven dollars and sixty-five cents an hour.

 

Small Steps by Louis Sachar

 

Is that a follow up from Holes?

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First line reads as follows:

 

"Every day I buckle my guns and go out to patrol this dingy city".

 

This book is an early review book sent to me via Librarything, and although I've only read the first chapter, I really like the style of writing used.

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Technically my 'current' book is the one I'm quoting from for my essay. So..

 

Social Psychology has been defined as 'the scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others' (e.g. Allport, 1935). -Social Psychology by Hogg & Vaughan.

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Novalee Nation, seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty-seven pounds overweight - and superstitious about hte number seven - shifted uncomfortably in the seat of the old Plymouth and ran her hands over the curve of her belly.

 

Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

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