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Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
Hardcover: Oct 2008
Paperback: 7 Sep 2009
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Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight - she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. And now she is forced to work as the king’s thug. But she never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po...

A Map of Home
by Randa Jarrar
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 25 Aug 2009
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Nidali narrates the story of her childhood in Kuwait, her teenage years in Egypt, and her family’s last flight to Texas, offering a humorous, sharp but loving portrait of an eccentric middle-class family.

The Good Thief : A Novel
by Hannah Tinti
Hardcover: Aug 2008
Paperback: 11 Aug 2009
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Richly imagined, gothically spooky, and replete with the ingenious storytelling ability of a born novelist, The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting new talents.

Say You're One of Them
by Uwem Akpan
Hardcover: Jun 2008
Paperback: 15 Jul 2009
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Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately.

Wesley the Owl : The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by Stacey O'Brien
Hardcover: Aug 2008
Paperback: 2 Jun 2009
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When biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl with nerve damage in one wing, she knew he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild, so gave him a permanent home living with her. This is the funny, poignant story of their two decades together.

Breath : A Novel
by Tim Winton
Hardcover: May 2008
Paperback: 26 May 2009
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Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one’s limits against nature, finding like-minded souls, and discovering just how far one breath will take you. It’s a story of extremes—extreme sports and extreme emotions.

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