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Secondhand World
by Katherine Min
Hardcover: Oct 2006
Paperback: 12 Feb 2008
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Isadora Myung Hee Sohn, known as Isa, worships her mother, an exceptional beauty. Isa’s father, a scientist and professor, and an orphan, is haunted by the war in which he served as a South Korean soldier and by a painful secret that he keeps from his wife. Still mourning the death of Isa’s younger brother her parents are traditional enough to prize their dead son over their living daughter; to them, Isa only half exists. Recommended for older teens and adults.

Nineteen Minutes : A Novel
by Jodi Picoult
Hardcover: Mar 2007
Paperback: 5 Feb 2008
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Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy.

Just In Case
by Meg Rosoff
Hardcover: Aug 2006
Paperback: 29 Jan 2008
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After his younger brother narrowly avoids a serious fall, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. He changes his name, assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love.

The Dead Fathers Club
by Matt Haig
Hardcover: Feb 2007
Paperback: 18 Dec 2007
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A ghost story with a twist—a suspenseful and poignantly funny update of the Hamlet story.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas : A Fable
by John Boyne
Hardcover: Sep 2006
Paperback: 23 Oct 2007
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Germany 1942: Bruno's family moves to a new house, where he he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own. Their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.

The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Hardcover: Mar 2006
Paperback: 11 Sep 2007
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A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Ruby Award.

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