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by Julie Otsuka
Published Oct 2003
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by Elizabeth Rosner
Published Apr 2003
Read ReviewsA powerful debut about three unforgettable souls who overcome the tragedies of the past to reconnect with one another and the world around them.
by Augusta Trobaugh
Published Sep 2002
Read ReviewsA radiant novel that gets the rhythms and cadences of small-town life exactly right. An unforgettable story of a time when the world lost its innocence--and of a town that finds its redemption in an extraordinary love.
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