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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling | 2016 | Children
10
9.1 (229 Ratings)
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During Harry's third year at Hogwarts, he finds himself a danger from an escapee from the wizard prison Azkaban. Will this dangerous man find him? Another fun book with some surprises that ups the overall story.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-harry-potter-and-prisoner.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Paul Gilroy | 2001 | Biography
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"Is there a more American book than this bitter indictment of America? It’s a kind of Horatio Alger story, a small-time pimp and hustler educating himself in prison, undergoing a religious conversion, and reinventing himself as a fearless truth-teller and political firebrand. Malcolm’s voice is alive on the page from the very first sentence."

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Midnight Express (1978)
Midnight Express (1978)
1978 | Drama, Mystery

"And then I’m gonna say… What’s a modern movie that I’ve seen? How about… you know a great movie that I saw was… [extremely long pause] Oh, I got a movie — the one where he goes to the Turkish Prison. Midnight Express. There you go. That movie terrified me. [Laughs] Go to Turkey, but do your hash before."

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