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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 20 Apr 2004
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A luminous and astonishing novel that builds out of grief the most hopeful of stories. In the hands of a brilliant new writer, this story of the worst thing a family can face is transformed into a suspenseful and even funny novel about love, memory, joy, heaven, and healing.
Wonder When You'll Miss Me Wonder When You'll Miss Me
by Amanda Davis
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 1 Mar 2004
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Escaping to a travelling circus, a young woman slowly heals the psychological scars from a brutal assualt and attempted suicide.
Flash House Flash House
by Aimee E. Liu
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 1 Feb 2004
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An extraordinary novel of love and loyalty, intrigue and survival set against the turbulent backdrop of post-World War II India and China, introducing two singular heroines: a strong-minded American woman and a mesmerizing young Indian girl.
In Full Bloom In Full Bloom
by Caroline Hwang
Hardcover: Mar 2003
Paperback: 27 Jan 2004
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Wry humor, lively dialogue, and a compassionate take on being a single woman under a traditional mother's matchmaking thumb enliven this insightful debut.
Child Of My Heart Child Of My Heart
by Alice McDermott
Hardcover: Nov 2002
Paperback: 1 Nov 2003
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McDermott explores the mysterious depths of what seems like everyday life with unforgettable insight in this tale of a young girl's astonishing, poignant first look into the turbulent heart of things.
Sam Sam: The Boy behind the Mask
by Tom Hallman
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: 1 Oct 2003
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning true story of a courageous boy, a medical miracle, unstoppable doctors, and the meaning of hope.
The Sands of Time 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.
Middlesex Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Hardcover: Sep 2002
Paperback: 1 Sep 2003
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To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.
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