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2002 Favorites by Established Authors
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The Sands of Time: A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure
by Michael Hoeye
Hardcover: Sep 2002
Paperback: 1 Oct 2003
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| Our favorite mouse and watchmaker, Hermux Tantamoq, is up to his ears in trouble again. A mysterious old chipmunk appears in his shop with what he claims to be a map to the royal library of a prehistoric kingdom of cats. Before long Hermux is hot on a trail of treachery and deceit. |
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
by H.W. Brands
Hardcover: Aug 2002
Paperback: 1 Oct 2003
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| Tells the stories of the great fortunes made and of great fortunes lost by hundreds now forgotten by history; and reveals the profound effect of the Gold Rush on the way Americans viewed their destinies, as the Puritan ethic of hard work and the gradual accumulation of worldly riches gave way to the notion of getting rich quickly. |
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The Crimson Petal and The White
by Michel Faber
Hardcover: Sep 2002
Paperback: 1 Sep 2003
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| 'Faber's mastery of character, evocative descriptions of Victorian England, and rich dialogue, together with his weaving of enduring themes throughout a complex plot, creates a remarkable novel.' |
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Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: 1 Sep 2003
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| Unforgettable characters come alive in often deeply humorous and always absorbing events to make a book to be treasured for a long, long time. Reading age approx 10 yrs+. |
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Blue Latitudes
by Tony Horwitz
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Aug 2003
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| 'Thoroughly enjoyable. No writer has better captured the heroic enigma that was Captain James Cook than Tony Horwitz in this amiable and enthralling excursion around the Pacific.' |
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Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Hardcover: Jul 2002
Paperback: 1 Aug 2003
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| 'An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.... a real bedtime-buster'. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today. Reading age approx. 9 yrs +. |
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Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: 1 Aug 2003
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| A touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with "hero." Reading age approx 9 yrs+. |
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The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire
by Andrew Marshall
Hardcover: Mar 2002
Paperback: 1 Jul 2003
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| An offbeat and thrilling journey through a lost colonial heritage--and a powerful expose of Burma's modern tragedy. |
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