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Fun with a side of Faith.","date":"Sep 14th 2022"},{"name":"Ariel D.","rating":"5","title":"Love these books!","text":"Love these books!","date":"Sep 12th 2022"}]},"bulk_discount_rates":[],"meta_keywords":"Humorous adventure,Early Readers,Catholic Mysteries","show_quantity_input":1,"title":"Sisters of the Last Straw Volume 2: The Case of the Vanishing Novice","gift_wrapping_available":false,"min_purchase_quantity":0,"customizations":[],"images":[{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1593/9881/2746__67492.1689171867.jpg?c=1","alt":"Sisters of the Last Straw Volume 2: The Case of the Vanishing Novice"},{"data":"https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-iuax7bpgx3/images/stencil/{:size}/products/1593/9882/2746_3D__18415.1689171867.jpg?c=1","alt":"Sisters of the Last Straw Volume 2: The Case of the Vanishing Novice"}],"width":"5.00"}