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Blasphemy Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories
by Sherman Alexie
Hardcover: Oct 2012
Paperback: 8 Oct 2013
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An indispensable collection of new and classic stories, Blasphemy reminds us, on every thrilling page, why Sherman Alexie is one of our greatest contemporary writers and a true master of the short story.
What's Left of Me What's Left of Me: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book One
by Kat Zhang
Hardcover: Sep 2012
Paperback: 13 Aug 2013
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In this emotionally haunting debut from Kat Zhang, Eva and Addie are two souls sharing one body…and a dangerous secret.
When She Woke When She Woke: A Novel
by Hillary Jordan
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 18 Sep 2012
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When She Woke is a fable about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, who embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.
Raising Wrecker Raising Wrecker: A Novel
by Summer Wood
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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Elegant, warm-hearted and utterly unsentimental, Wrecker is a stunning and deeply moving novel about motherhood and mistakes, survival and hope. (Published as Wrecker in hardcover)
Big Girl Small Big Girl Small: A Novel
by Rachel DeWoskin
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 3 Jul 2012
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A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and unwaveringly serious.
In the Sea There are Crocodiles In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
by Fabio Geda
Hardcover: Aug 2011
Paperback: 12 Jun 2012
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When a ten-year-old boy's village in Afghanistan falls prey to Taliban rule, his mother shepherds the boy across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there all alone to fend for himself. Thus begins Enaiat's remarkable and often punishing five-year ordeal.
The Cat's Table The Cat's Table: A Novel
by Michael Ondaatje
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 12 Jun 2012
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A spellbinding story - by turns poignant and electrifying - about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.
A Greyhound of a Girl A Greyhound of a Girl
by Roddy Doyle
Hardcover: 1 May 2012
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Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out. Perfect for thoughtful middle-graders and young teen girls.
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The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud

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The riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and betrayed by passion and desire for a world beyond her own.
How to Create the Perfect Wife
Wendy Moore

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Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Happier Endings
Erica Brown

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A wise and affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death, written by a highly regarded spiritual teacher.
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