FINISHED:

Konigsburg, E.L. (1974). The dragon in the ghetto caper. New York: Aladdin/Simon & Schuster.

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STARTED:
Lockhart, E. (2008). The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks. New York: Hyperion.

[Reading to see if I would deem it worthy of being labeled distinguished. Plus, I've seen it on some "Best of 2008" lists and am curious.]

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