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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2016). Batneezer. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-163-2. OCLC 928488393.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2013). Pillagy : the complete trilogy. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-60907-706-8. OCLC 855017611.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2011). Geth and the return of the Lithens. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-60908-050-1. OCLC 696089648.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2015). Witherwood Reform School. Keith Thompson. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9879-2. OCLC 895256417.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2016). Lost and found : Witherwood Reform School. Keith Thompson. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9880-8. OCLC 904813637.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2018). Geeked up. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-939-3. OCLC 975024867.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2019). Bigger, badder, nerdier. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-941-6. OCLC 1097555414.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2017). Mutant Bunny Island. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239912-0. OCLC 968552062.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2018). Mutant bunny island. #2, Bad hare day. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239916-8. OCLC 1065539591.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2019). Buns of steel. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239918-2. OCLC 1127384781.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2018). Wizard for hire. Salt Lake City, Utah. ISBN 978-1-62972-412-6. OCLC 1001366393.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2019). Apprentice needed. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-62972-529-1. OCLC 1046190507.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Skye, Obert (2020). Magic required. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-62972-733-2. OCLC 1111381888.
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