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Continuity mistake: In the Tuesday 24 entry, Jamie says that Stinker has black eyes, but in the Sunday 29 (the very last) entry of "Am I the Princess or the Frog?" Jamie & Mike say that Stinker has brown eyes.

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Continuity mistake: In chapter 12 when Belch is draining Franco's life force, Franco becomes 20 years older. In chapter 13, it says that Franco had aged 30 years.

Jack Kaltenbach

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Continuity mistake: In the danish version of the book, when Norah is examining the water sample from the hole in the ice, she concludes that it is a 3% saline solution, and shortly after, they're talking about it being a 4% solution.

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Continuity mistake: On the first page of chapter 30, it says "The last time he had seen a Wind Clan cat it had been Mudclaw screeching angrily away into the heather", but Deadfoot was the last of the the three Wind Clan cats to run.

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Continuity mistake: In Chapter 16, Peter Lasko borrows his mother's Jetta; near the end of Chapter 36, right before he is killed, her car is referred to as a Mazda.

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Continuity mistake: In this book, when Manny calls Greg "Bubby" during the school play, which is in early December, Greg then says he has been able to keep that nickname quiet for five years. However, in the very next book, Manny states that he is only three years old. Plus, that would mean Manny is two when Greg makes his statement, unless Manny's birthday is in late September, October, November, or early December. Greg's statement is actually ambiguous, and if you interpret it another way, if you can figure it out since it's difficult to explain, it would then make sense and be less of a mistake. But let's just say that Greg should have used different wording.

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Continuity mistake: When Gemma, Felicity, and Ann are having tea with the Headmistress after Pippa's seizure, Cecily and her "group" are said to leave. Just a few pages later Cecily asks a question, but nothing is mentioned of her coming back to the room.

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Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Graffman is talking to Tibby in the hospital she mentions that Bailey was diagnosed with leukemia when she was seven but in the second book, during Tibby's biography about Bailey, it says that there was a video clip with her when she was six, wearing a baseball cap with no hair underneath it.

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Continuity mistake: In this book, the vice president's name is Howard Kiel. In an earlier book, The Run, the character's first name was George.

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Continuity mistake: Arn says Harald served as his sergeant in the Holy Land for more than fifteen years. In "The Knight Templar" Harald didn't arrive until Arn had been a knight for well over ten years, and Arn only served for twenty. This means Harald could have served as his sergeant for no more than nine years.

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Continuity mistake: Little persons' blood is green, yet when Darren is attacked by the bear which then proceeds to kill one of the little people it says that its blood stained the snow crimson.

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Continuity mistake: At one point in the book, Brianna and Roger are discussing her trying to find out about her real father. Roger tells her that his uncle told him stories about his own father, when his father came to stay on holiday. The problem is, we find out in the first book, Outlander (Cross Stitch in the U.K.) that the Reverend is Roger's uncle on his mother's side, so what would his dad have been doing there as a kid?

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Continuity mistake: On page 113 in chapter four where the Master Chief and Sergeant Parker have just finished killing the two hunters in the Truth and Reconciliation, MC turns to Parker and says "Hold your men here, I'll be back - with the captain". It is written "She started to protest" and "'don't tell Silva', she said", implying Parker is female. However, one page previous, after Parker shot and killed the second hunter, it states that Sergeant Parker had a pistol in HIS hand and had gashes in HIS side.

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Continuity mistake: When Doctor Deere and everyone else are in the Westing mansion towards the beginning of the book, Angela gets up and leaves, but Doctor Deere keeps turning and commenting to her. After 3 comments the book says Angela then returns.

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Continuity mistake: On page 178 In the scene where Antoinette hits Aelic on the back of the hand with the flat of her sword, Aelic is screaming that she cut him, but then the name switches to "Aiden" screaming she cut him.

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Continuity mistake: Andi and Grace in the cellar prison are digging out a nail for use as a weapon. On page 150, the nail has one inch showing. Later, on page 175 "a half inch was visible."

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Continuity mistake: Gordie shoots a hole in a trashcan with Chris's father's pistol and Chris tells Vern and Teddy about it when they all meet up later at the junkyard. Later, Gordie narrates that Chris hadn't mentioned the pistol to them and that he guessed it would be their secret.

Grumpy Scot

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Continuity mistake: In Part 2 - Witwatersrand, when Sean Courtney is taking part in a bare-knuckles fighting championship, one of his opponents is introduced as Tim Curtis (who later goes on to work for Sean), yet when Sean asks Curtis to inform people that the wedding is off later in the story, his name has changed to Martin. (UK 1997 PAN edition).

Chimera

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Continuity mistake: In chapter 63, Pendergast is mixing chemicals and accidentally spills a few drops of sulfuric acid on Smithback's hand. At the bottom of page 357 (of the hardcover edition), Pendergast grabs "a small box of baking soda, ripped off the top." In the very next paragraph, "Pendergast shook baking powder over the burn mark." Baking soda and baking powder are VERY different chemicals; the soda would have been the option for a burn, because it would neutralize the acid, while baking powder would do nothing. A simple but obvious error.

redbaron2000

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Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the book, chapter 53, when Alex Morse and Will are rushing to rescue her nephew from his father, the nephew is twice referred to as Ben. His name is actually Jamie.

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