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- ↑ Junge, Ember Reichgott (2012-04-23). Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story . Edina, MN: Beaver's Pond Press. ISBN 9781592984763.
- ↑ "Our Book | MCC Refugee Services". www.mnchurches.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ↑ "Q&A with Ember Reichgott Junge, Self-Published Book Award Winner". WritersDigest.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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- ↑ "Former newsie Roxane Battle's 'Pockets of Joy' may get deeper". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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