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I can tell that i am because when i finish a book before going to sleep at night, i chuck it over the side of my bed carefully, so it lands flat, and right now there are four books piled up next to my bed, and it would be five if i hadnt returned remembrance to the library yesterday. Random house childrens books, a division of the random house group ltd. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. I discovered this novel, remembrance by theresa breslin after my family had visited his grave in france during 2001.