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- ↑ Authors for Teens entry for Will Weaver. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ↑ Will Weaver (HarperCollins Publishers)
- ↑ Bemidji State University English Department faculty page. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ↑ Interview with Peter Shea, April, 2014
