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Aliens:
They're Here
: Science Fiction with actual aliens
Apocalypse Survival Tips from YA Lit
Assassins:
Teenage Assassins in YA Lit
Beyond the Grave
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Bioengineering (
Frankenstein 2012
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Someone Just Walked Over My Grave
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The 80s as Historical Fiction
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The Stories that Haunt our Childhood
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Israeli Female Soldiers:
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STEM Girls
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Out with the Old
Serial Killers:
I Eat Cereal, but I am NOT a Serial Killer
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Because No ALWAYS Means No
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See also,
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