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- ↑ Scribner, Amy. "Jacquelyn Mitchard: Striking back". Bookpage. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Cage of Stars". Publishers Weekly. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Cage of Stars". Kirkus Reviews. 15 Feb 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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