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Published Jan 2019
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by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Published Apr 2012
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by Roger Rosenblatt
Published Feb 2011
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by Susan Henderson
Published Oct 2010
Read ReviewsAn extraordinary debut from a talented new voice, Up from the Blue untangles the year in Tillie's life that changed everything: 1975, the year her mother disappeared.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsAn exceptional father-son story about the reality that tests us, the myths that sustain us, and the love that saves us.
by Jeannette Walls
Published Jan 2006
Read ReviewsA tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave the author the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
by Janet Fitch
Published May 2000
Read ReviewsThe unforgettable story of Astrid's journey through a series of foster homes and her efforts to find a place for herself in impossible circumstances.
by Elizabeth Strout
Published Feb 2000
Read ReviewsAmy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together they cross the line between understandable fantasy and disturbing reality.
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