Another 12 Books of Christmas at the 5th-6th Grade Accelerated Reader (AR) Levels (all.5-1 pts)

5.0
One Wintery Night by Ruth Bell Graham (1 pt)

5.1
A Pioneer Christmas by Barbara Greenwood (1 pt)
The Forgotten Helper: A Christmas Story by Lorrie Moore (1 pt)

5.2
Rose's Special Secret by Kay Woodward (1 pt)
Silent Night by Will Moses (.5 pt)
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman (1 pt)

5.3
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket (.5 pt)

5.7
The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket (.5 pt)

5.9
Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson (.5 pt)

6.1
The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi (.5 pt)

6.2
The Worst Twelve Days of Christmas by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (.5 pt)

6.3
Santa Claus by Rod Green (1 pt)



Bonus Ideas:

5.1
Angelica the Angel Fairy by Dairy Meadows (2 pts)

6.0
Merry Fairy Holidays by Pippa Le Quesne (3 pts)

10 Book Series at the 6th Grade Reading Level (AR, Accelerated Reader)

We are out of school for the summer now, so I wanted to have a list of book that are in series at the 6th grade level for my daughter to consider reading this summer. She has already started some of these series, but I know she will be looking for more ideas soon!

6th Grade Reading Level

• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
• Cecelia and Kate by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
• City Trilogy by Laurence Yep
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
• Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke
• Mandie Series by Lois Leppar
• The Borrowers by Mary Norton (5.3-6.4 levels)
• The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

15 Book Series Ideas for 5th Grade Reading Level (AR, Accelerated Reader)

So, last week I shared with you the list I created when I was looking up books for my nephew and today I am sharing with you book series ideas I found for my daughter. My daughter is in 4th grade and her AR level range is currently up to a 6.7, but also all of the 5th grade level as well. For the most part she is sticking to books in the 5th grade level because frankly, books in the 6th grade level get A LOT more complicated as far as social rules and social constructs and intimate relationships and she is not ready to be reading that. I know I have Hunger Games on the list and have not decided if she can read it or not. Yes, there are some series in the 6th grade level she can and has been reading (Harry Potter series and Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events are a couple.) I hope this helps give you some ideas on what to suggest to your child reading at a 5th grade reading level. These are all series, so it will take some time to get through all of them. She has read several of these series already this year, but she needed a new series to move on to.


5th Grade Level

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
• Grimmtastic Girls by Joan Holub
• Half Upon a Tim by James Riley
• Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• I Survived by Lauren Tarshis (12 in the Series with AR levels between 3.8-6.4)
• Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• Maze Runner by James Dashner
• Mean Ghouls by Stacia Deutsch (books in the series are in 4th & 5th AR levels)
• My Life Series by Janet Tashjian
• Nancy Drew: Eco Mystery Trilogy by Carole Keene
• Nerds by Michael Buckely
• Tapper Twins by Geoff Rodkey
• The Descendents by Melissa de la Cruz (Book 1 came out May '15, next one is May '16)
• The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
• The Princess School by Jane Mason

20 Book Series Ideas for 4th Grade Reading Level (AR, Accelerated Reader)

I started making this list when I was looking up book series to suggest for my nephew to read and thought others would like to see what I found. Sometimes a kid just need to get hooked in to a book and if it is part of a series they just keep reading and reading. Then before you know it, they are hooked on series because they like how it builds on each other.


4th Grade Level

• Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
• Cupcake Diaries by Coco Simon
• Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja by Marcus Emerson
• Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell
• Einstein the Class Hamster by Janet Tashjian
• Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
• Everafter High by Shannon Hale
• Frank Einstein by Jon Scieszka
• Goddess Girls by Joan Holub
• I Funny by James Patterson
• Justin Case by Rachel Vail
• Lost in Europe by Cindy Callahan
• Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan (Book 1 just came out Oct '15, next one is Oct '16)
• Middle School by James Patterson
• Ranger in Time by Kate Messner
• Ramona by Beverly Cleary 
• Stick Dog by Tom Watson
• The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye
• The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
• Treasure Hunters by James Patterson

Our Top 12 .5 Accelerated Reader Books

.5
The Birthday Car by Margaret Hillert
Country Fair by Mercer Mayer
Daniel's Pet by Alma Ada
Down on the Farm by Rita Lascaro
Fish by Helen Frost
Hop, Skip, Run by Margaret Hillert
Hot Rod Harry by Catherine Petrie
It's Too Windy by Hans Wilhelm
Lucky Bear by Joan Phillips
My Best Friend by Kristen Hall
Scat, Cats! by Joan Holub
Splat! by Mary Perez-Mercado

Easy Strawberry Art Project and AR Book Freckleface Strawberry

I did this during this past school year with my daughter's class. Our high school was putting on the musical of Freckleface Strawberry and I wanted the kids to know the story and get excited about seeing the play. Her classmates love when I comes in and read to them (even if the book is below their grade level) and I am pretty sure they love it even more then I bring in a project for them.

To make these strawberries I just created a couple of templates so that those who wanted to trace the shape construction paper could. I cut up green construction paper in to squares (6 per strawberry) and rectangles (1 for the stem) in advance. To make the seeds, I just gave them q-tips and a little black tempera paint.

It was a relatively quick project, but it was fun for them and I think make the book and musical even more meaningful for them.

Our Favorite 12 Accelerated Books at .4 Level

.4
Animal Habitats by Peter Sloan
Bess and Tess by Susan Blackaby
Big Brown Bear by David McPhail
Big Egg by Molly Coxe
Bugs! by Patricia McKissack
Clifford Makes a Friend by Norman Bridwell
Gifts for Gus: Sounds of G by Peg Ballad
I am Lost! by Hans Wilhelm
My Camp-Out by Marcia Leonard
My Trip to the Zoo by Mercer Mayer
Rain! Rain! by Carol Greene
We Play on a Rainy Day by Angela Medearis

10 Accelerated Books Level .2-.3 We Have Read

.2
Hello, Doctor by David Marx

.3
Cats by Larry Brimner
Come Here, Tiger! by Alex Moran
Ice is...Whee! by Carol Green

In The Yard by Dana Rau
Kk by Kelly Doudna
Show and Tell by Mercer Mayer
Snow Joe by Carol Greene
Todd's Box by Paula Sullivan
Where is Max? by Mary Pearson

17 St. Patrick's Day Accelerated Reader Books for 3rd and 4th Graders

This time I thought I would read my daughter's class a book that is between 3.5-4.5, but I did include a couple of bonus ideas of a 4.6 level books. Just a little something for me to remember to request when she is in 4th grade and if I am reading to her class then. I thought this might be a good list to work from next year as well. If you noticed in my Valentine book list, I try to stay away from books that are about the history and customs of a holiday. While these are good learning books, it is usually a lot of information to have to retain and I would rather set the kids up to succeed to be able to take their tests and get good scores.

3.5
Dear Mr. Leprechaun: Letters from my First Friendship by Martin Burton
The Leprechaun in the Basement by Kathy Tucker
The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow by Sean Callahan
Shannon and the World's Tallest Leprechaun by Sean Callahan
St. Patrick's Day from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

3.7
Clever Tom and the Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story by Linda Shute

3.8
Luckiest Leprechaun by Justine Korman
The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen

3.9
The Leprechaun's Gold by Pamela Edwards
The Luck of the Irish by Brendan Paulsen

4.0 
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie De Paola

4.1
Mary McLean and the St. Patrick's Day Parade by Steven Kroll
The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman

4.2
Leprechauns Never Lie by Lorna Bailan

4.4
A Fin St. Patrick's Day by Susan Wojciechowski

4.5 
Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman
Leprechaun Gold by Teresa Bateman

BONUS IDEAS!
4.6
Traveling Tom and the Leprechaun by Teresa Bateman
The Ring of Truth by Teresa Bateman

40 Ideas for Valentine Accelerated Reader Books for 3rd Grade

I developed this list because my daughter is in 3rd grade and I volunteer in her classroom for a couple hours every week. Sometimes I do projects I have planned with them, and other times I bring in an Accelerated Reader (AR) book that I will read to them and they can take a test to help them make their AR goals and much of the time I am there to listen to them read to me or help them with some homework. I thought if I started to develop a list this would be helpful to other parents and teachers looking for book ideas. I only have enough time to read them a .5 book, so that is why I developed my list as such. I am sure I will be happy I made this list when my son is at this reading level.

3.0
Cranberry Valentine by Wende Devlin
Monster Boy's Valentine by Carl Emerson
Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine by Marjorie Sharmat
Panda's Valentine Day by Tara Morrow
The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll
The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart by Julie Andrews
Will You Be My Valentine? by Steven Kroll

3.1
Happy Valentine's Day, Miss Hildy! by Lois Grambling
Love Splat by Rob Scotton
The Best Valentine in the World by Marjorie Sharmat
Valentine's Day from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

3.2
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine by Herman Parish
Happy Valentine's Day Delores by Barbard Samuels
Ruby Save Valentine's Day by Laurie Friedman
Spongebob's Secret Valentine by David Lewman
The Ballad of Valentine by Alison Jackson
The Berenstain Bears' Funny Valentine by Stan Berenstain
The Valentine Express by Nancy Wallace
Triplet Trouble and the Red Heart Race by Debbie Dadey
Valentine's Day in Vicarstown by W. Awdry

3.3
Four Valentines in a Rainstorm by Felcia Bond
Love and Kisses Eloise by Marc Cheshire
Love Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman
Olivia and the Perfect Valentine by Natalie Shaw
Queen of Hearts by Mary Engelbreit
The Night Before Valentine's Day by Natasha Wing
The Valentine's Day Mix-Up by Amy Ackelsberg

3.4
A Charlie Brown Valentine by Charles Schultz
Pink of Hearts by Victoria Kann
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane deGroat
Snowy Valentine by David Petersen
Today is Valentine's Day by P.K. Hallihan

3.5
A String of Hearts by Laura Elliot
My Funny Valentine by Jon Barry
Ruby Valentine and the Sweet Surprise by Laurie Friendman

3.6
I Love You Grumpy Bunny by Justine Korman

3.8
A Valentine for Norman Noggs by Valiska Gregory
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine by Stan Berenstain

3.9
The Runaway Valentine by Tina Casey
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli

2014 Book Club Read List

I am part of a book club and we have just closed out another year, this being my 6th year with this book club. I thought I would share the list of books we read this year. Not all books are winners, but there are some really good ones too.

Our book club meets monthly and we take turns hosting each month among the 10 of us in the group. Whoever is the host picks the book and determines what we will be doing for our meeting (i.e going to a restaurant, potluck meal at the host's home, desserts and coffee, etc.)

So, what does 2015 have in store for us? Well, I can tell you that for January we are starting out with The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (I just requested it from the library, so I can't tell you what I think of it) and we will be reading a book  (Hannah, Delivered - which just a few days ago was only 99-cents in the Amazon Kindle Store) and meeting with the author.

I still have to pick my month and book choice and have something I am thinking about, but am open to suggestions. What would you pick to read for book club in 2015?

#ad GIVEAWAY and Review: Merry Stirring Mice Book

My Thoughts

This new Christmas book, Merry Stirring Mice by Cynthia Dreeman Meyer, is soon to become a family favorite and a classic. Because I have a little boy who is always asking why questions and trying to figure things out, I can just imagine other children asking how Santa gets those candy canes and other candies to their stocking without get smushed or broken. Well, the answer to that is in this book and it's not magical (well, I guess we should consider talking mice magical) but instead a family of mice (that we all must have living in our homes) that Santa has entrusted as helpers that do the making and distribution of sweet treats on Christmas. It is a sweet book and might provide an answer to a question you didn't know how to answer before. My son really liked reading it.

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Book Description from the publisher:

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Reading Bright Start! from Nemours Children's Health System

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar sponsored by Nemours Children's Health System to help educate bloggers and the public about their new program called Reading Bright Start! They sent me the above Reading Readiness swag bag to use at home and encourage literacy skills among my children (note: disclosure). Now, this webinar wasn't that new of information to me as I have done ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education, it's a MN Dept of Ed. program) with my kids since they were infants. I started reading to my kids the same day I brought them home from the hospital and made a routine our of reading before nap time and bedtime. I nursed both of my kids for the first year of their life and it was the perfect opportunity for them to listen to me read. I had their full attention while they were nursing and when I had my second born, my older child would hold the book for me while I read to both of them.

We still read with my kids before bedtime, even my 8 1/2 year old. If they still want you to read to them or with them, DO IT! It won't be long before they might say they don't want you there an you don't want to look back wishing you had read to them more. Not only are you reading to them, but you are giving them sensory input by touching them while you sit/lay next to each other. Some kids are very sensory in nature and find it calming to be touched while they are learning and for some kids being touched is one of their love languages and they are receiving information that they are loved and cared for while they are also learning words and increasing their vocabulary. There is SOOO MUCH good to come from sitting with your child or grandchild and reading to them.

But we didn't read at bedtime, nap time, or during nursing. We read all the time. I have books in each our cars (don't tell me you are bored while we are driving somewhere! read!) When they were really little we had those little waterproof bath books we read to them, and we had a couple of books (an Alphabet one and Nursery Rhyme one) that we read while they ate in their high chairs. We encourage literacy every chance we get because it is so important to helping them become good students and having an opportunity at more success in many facets of their lives. It's no wonder that my preschooler is sounding out short words already and my 3rd grader is above reading level for her grade.

Now that I have shared with you a bit about how literacy is important to our family, I also want to tell you more about how you can use Nemours Reading Bright Start! online program to help your family. You don't need to live in an area where Nemours services to use there online resources, plus it's FREE! Their website is targeted towards providing literacy tools to help children between the ages of 0-5 reach reading milestones. They have 8 separated sections based on different age groups from birth through age five to help you learn what skills you can be working on with them and milestones they should be reaching during this age group. Each of they sections includes milestone information for  motor skills and language and cognitive skills, as well as a section on helping at home and another on warning signs, as well as fun ideas for books to be reading this age group. This is the 5 year old page (since I have a new 5 year old.)

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One of the more interesting tools I found on the website is the Preschool Reading Screener for ages 3, 4, and 5. At the end of the screener you are provided instantly with the results and an action plan on how to help your child develop their literacy skills. I think this is particularly useful if you are unsure of where your child is at or if there is no screening in your area before they start kindergarten. It is important that we help equip children with foundational early literacy skills so that we can set them up for possibly future success in school.

This is a picture of a slide in the  Nemours webinar I participated in that I found particularly interesting that says "If a child is not reading at grade level by the end of first grade, that child only has a 10% chance of reading at grade level by the end of fourth grade." WOW! That really struck home to me since I have a preschooler and 3rd grader. I go in to volunteer in both of their classrooms and see how some of the third graders are really struggling with reading and if they are struggling with reading they are likely to be struggling with other subjects as well and I see how important it is that I am in volunteering with the preschoolers and reading to them.

Just check out the list (in the green box) that states what other types of negative consequences there may be for children who are struggling with their reading and not reading at grade level. I bet some of you didn't think that problems with reading can result in some of those consequences, which is why it is so IMPORTANT that we encourage early literacy skills in our youth before they enter school and give them foundational skills that they will continue to build upon.

This is a little chart I have seen in an area library and after this webinar I thought it was such an impact to see visually what it looks like to read to your child 20 minutes a day. Imagine how many words will be in your child's vocabulary if you started reading to them at birth. Don't fret over if you didn't start reading to them at birth, just start reading to them now. Check out the Reading Bright Start! website to get ideas for books and learn about early literacy milestones that your child should be reaching.

GIVEAWAY and Review: Rufus and Ryan Go To Church Board Book

My Thoughts

I reviewed Rufus and Ryan Go to Church! from Ideal Books with my 3 year old son. It is a well constructed board book with simple concepts that are age appropriate for the target age group of ages 2-5. He liked the book and even though the schedule of what kids do at church is different from our church, it gave us a talking point to discuss what some other churches do for kids and how it was similar to what the kids do at church his grandparents go to is like and will be going to very soon. The pictures are nicely drawn and pleasing to look at. After reading the book, my son was interested in playing with his sock monkey as he wanted to be like Ryan and play with his toy monkey. This book has been in our night time reading rotation now since we have received it. You know how toddlers and preschoolers are when they get a new book they like.


About the Rufus and Ryan Book Series from Ideal Books

Rufus and Ryan is a new series of books for preschoolers, featuring Ryan, an energetic little boy, and his stuffed monkey Rufus. Basic Christian and church concepts serve as the foundation of the series, with an additional focus on character traits and development. The text is presented in young Ryan's voice as he teaches Rufus about the concepts he is learning himself. Each story is about 150 words, using age-appropriate vocabulary and themes.

In Rufus and Ryan Go to Church!, four-year-old Ryan explains to his stuffed monkey, Rufus, what is happening as they attend church on Sunday morning. He lets Rufus know when it's time to sing and to pray and to be quiet. Author Kathleen Bostrom brings a delightfully light touch to the text as she provides an introduction to an experience that most children are exposed to long before they understand why. And children everywhere will relate to the idea of explaining their surroundings to their favorite companions as they go about their daily activities.

This is just one of the first titles in a new series of inspirational books for preschoolers.

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Wordless Wednesday: Book Arts Class

I recently took a Book Arts class at the Owatonna Arts Center with a friend. We had the opportunity to design and make a bunch of paste papers for covers and then chose our favorite to make a book out of. I expanded upon what we did in class and embellished it further and changed it to a bound book rather than an accordion one when I was home. I decided to combine my new craft of book are with my other crafts of pottery and loom knitting. I'm crafty like that. :)

I gave the journal I made to a friend for her birthday along with some nice pens.

GIVEAWAY and Review: Little Angels Prayers for Every Day Book

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review Roma Downey's Little Angels Prayer for Every Day and to share it with my children. You can buy it from the Ideals Books website for $9.99 or on Amazon (for the same price, at the time of this post.)

My Thoughts
This is such a sweet board book. My 3 year old son seemed to enjoy the rhyming of the prayers. Rhyming is pleasing for kids to listen to and helps them to enjoy books more. They like the predictability's that rhyming offers.

The book features 50 different prayers that are easy to teach your children, especially the younger ones that might not be able to memorize a long prayer, as this is part of a series that is geared towards preschoolers. This was my first experience with this series by Roma Downey and I have to say that I am curious to read more of the Little Angels book with my son. I do like they there are short bible verses throughout the book, which helps them to become familiar with these verses that they will learn as they grow older.

The pictures are very vibrant and are of friendly wide-eyed children and animals. And I like that the book offers a wide variety of prayers to be said by the child throughout the day, so it is not just a naptime, bedtime, or storytime book. It is an anytime prayer book that you can pick up and read a prayer with them.

About the Book

Little Angels Prayers for Every Day features more than 50 simple rhyming prayers that cover a typical day and the typical worries of a young child. From waking in the morning to going to sleep at night, from thanking God for a meal to praying for His comfort when afraid, the prayers here will help little ones to see that any moment is a good moment to talk to God. Relevant Bible verses are scattered throughout the book as well!

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Book Review: What Daddy Did Today

My husband (aka Daddy) and I both have had the opportunity to review this book, What Daddy Did Today, with our son. I think my son has asked me to read this to him either at bedtime or quiet time every day since receiving this book.

I had never thought much about what my kids thought daddy did all day. I stay at home with my kids, so one or both of them is with me all day and they know what I do. But what does daddy do? My daughter is in first grade and she knows that what daddy does is talk on the phone & type on the computer, which in a nutshell is what he does. But my 3 year old son, I am really not sure what he thinks.

I asked my husband what he thought about this book and he said it was neat and is pretty sure that now our son thinks he rides a lion to work but he really likes how it ends. I will have to ask my son now what he thinks daddy does do at work.

I just love how the concept of the book embraces a child's active imagination and how they believe that their daddy can do anything, how they believe he is the strongest and fastest man in the world and quite possibly could be a super hero!

There are beautiful & brightly colored illustrations in the hard cover book and I really enjoy the weight and feel of the pages (I know that might make me a dork, but I really do like really paper books and some book pages just feel better than others.)

From the Author:

This is Daddy's chance to tell his child about all of the amazing things he does while he is away at work.  But amidst the heart-pounding excitement, which includes wrestling a dragon and traveling to outer space, Daddy has only one thing on his mind - getting back home to his child.  

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Thrifty Thursday: Use the Library

The library is a great resource for MANY different things, not just books. I still buy my kids a lot of books, but I rarely by myself a book unless I think I will reference it several times. We often get movies from the library (they do have new releases, but you'll have to wait a while - just get your name on the list, or request a Blu-Ray DVD if you have that kind of player since there are fewer people requesting that type of disc at this time.) Some libraries we have gone to have puzzles and toys that you can check out to bring home.

We also use the online programs that our library offers for free music downloads and online kids storybooks. They also offer free online foreign language classes, but I have not tried these out yet.

And then when you are at the library, you can use their computer and many have a nice kids area with toys to play (think - place to meet for a playdate or to get out of the house), as well as storytime and summer reading programs.

The libraries near me have adult reading programs during the winter months and one does movie showings for adults as well and another offers speaking events and one-night classes.

These are the obvious perks for becoming a library patron, but many have other perks you may not be aware of and are not advertised. So, become friendly with your librarians and they are bound to share what other services they provide. They are wonderful people who want to help you and your family learn.

5 Free eBooks from Scholastic Storia

It's simple to get them. Just go to Scholastic Storia and log in using the same username & password you use to order books for your children. If you don't already have an online account with Scholastic, it's easy to set one up at that login page.


Currently, Storia is available for:

• Windows PC [Windows®7, Vista®, and XP Service Pack 3]
• iPad®
• Android™ Tablet

The next step is just to install Storia on your preferred device (but they do allow you to link up to 5 devices, so you can install on your laptop & iPad and you child can read those same stories on any of the devices.

Your 5 FREE ebooks are:

• Clifford's Good Deeds
• I Love School
• Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy
• Bad Pets
• Ready Freddy: Tooth Trouble

I just downloaded it for my kids. I love to have some books on the iPad for when we are traveling. They love to read and it is great not to have to carry a bunch of books along when we are already bringing the iPad with us.

Be sure to also read my post about other Free Online Books for Kids and my review of Starfall.com.

GIVEAWAY: Zoom (book)

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Zoom (Picture Puffins) is a very neat book with NO words. It starts out with one picture and zooms out further and further with each page. It is a book for ages 5 & up, but kids of all ages (younger and older, even adult-kids) will enjoy this book.

TWO Lucky Readers will win a copy of the book Zoom!

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