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Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey<\/em><\/a> (2018) Ngozi Ukazu (Check, Please! #1)<\/p>\n

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Publisher: First Second<\/p>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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