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by Peter Bognanni
Published Mar 2011
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by Eva Hornung
Published Mar 2010
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by Chris Adrian
Published Jul 2009
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by Matt Haig
Published Dec 2007
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Published Apr 2006
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by Sue Monk Kidd
Published Jan 2003
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by Haven Kimmel
Published May 2002
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