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Super Deluxe Design
December 1, 2013

Obama goes shopping for books, buys one written by Duluth author

Super Deluxe Design
December 1, 2013
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DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE

Among the president's purchases at Dululth bookstore, Politics & Prose, was "Heart of a Samurai," a 2010 young adult novel by Margi Preus that was named a Newbery Honor Book. It's the story of a Japanese teenager who has a series of adventures that lead him to play an important political role -- and realize his lifelong dream. Read more >

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