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The City Beautiful (novel)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “young adult”. Today it says “a 2021 young adult and historical fantasy novel by aden polydoros”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
The City Beautiful is a young adult , historical fantasy novel by Aden Polydoros , about a gay Jewish teenager in 19th century Chicago who is possessed by a dybbuk seeking revenge for its murder. The novel won the Sydney Taylor Book Award , and was nominated for the National Jewish Book Award , the Lambda Literary Award , and the World Fantasy Award .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “young adult”. Today it says “a 2021 young adult and historical fantasy novel by aden polydoros”. Read the current article and compare.
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young adult
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a 2021 young adult and historical fantasy novel by aden polydoros
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