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Massachusetts, California, Timbuktu
by Stephanie Rosenfeld
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: Jun 2004

Smart and poignant, charming and witty this is a wonderful debut novel, a mother-daughter story that proves it's always those who give you the most trouble that end up getting access to the purest part of your heart.

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Bay of Souls
by Robert Stone
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: Jun 2004

A psychological thriller of razor-sharp intensity: mysterious, erotic, and deeply readable.

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Derailed
by James Siegel
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: Jun 2004

Derailed will leave readers breathless with every twist of its heart-pounding, suspenseful plot. Brace yourself for a roller-coaster thriller more shocking and riveting than anything you've ever read.

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The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Saved 1,200 Jews, and Built a Village in the Forest
by Peter Duffy
Hardcover: Jul 2003
Paperback: May 2004

The inspiring and harrowing true story of three brothers who established a hidden base camp in the Belorussian forest eluding the Nazi's extensive efforts to capture them. In July 1944, after two and a half years in the woods, more than one ...

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Bare Bones
by Kathy Reichs
Hardcover: Jul 2003
Paperback: May 2004

A masterful novel of cutting-edge forensics and gripping suspense.

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Naked Prey
by John Sandford
Hardcover: May 2003
Paperback: May 2004

Two people are found hanging from a tree. A black man and a white woman, and they're naked. 'Lynching' is the word that everybody's trying not to say, but the murders are not what they appear to be, and they are not the end of the story. There is ...

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The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
Hardcover: May 2003
Paperback: May 2004

Part mystery, part adventure story, this novel provides science fiction for those who do not like science fiction. Ages 9+

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No Second Chance
by Harlan Coben
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: May 2004

Mired in a deepening quicksand of deception and deadly secrets Marc clings to one unwavering vow - to bring home his six-month-old kidnapped daughter, at any cost.

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Crescent
by Diana Abu-Jaber
Hardcover: Mar 2003
Paperback: May 2004

Written in a lush, lyrical style, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with history and fable, Crescent is a sensuous love story and a gripping tale of risk and commitment. The reading guide includes a number ...

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The Clearing
by Tim Gautreaux
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: May 2004

Set in a harsh landscape that engenders raw emotions, this gritty tale is by turns wise, violent, and compassionate ... a darkly atmospheric novel that explores the evil done unto men and the evil they in turn do to others.

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
Hardcover: Mar 2003
Paperback: May 2004

An oddly compelling, often hilarious, forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.

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Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
by Michael Moore
Hardcover: Feb 2002
Paperback: May 2004

'As fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdown....Whatever your politics, Stupid White Men should make you blow your stack.

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Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
Hardcover: Sep 2002
Paperback: May 2004

Roy sets himself on the trail of a mysterious boy. The chase introduces him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails. Ages...

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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.

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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: Apr 2004

A luminous and astonishing novel that builds out of grief the most hopeful of stories. In the hands of a brilliant new writer, this story of the worst thing a family can face is transformed into a suspenseful and even funny novel about love, memory, ...

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Getting Mother's Body
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Hardcover: May 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

'Though I've read countless novels, I had never read one like this ... told in a chorus of completely unexpected voices, as befits the first novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter' - Washington Post.

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The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

As an assistant to the most revered--and hated--woman in fashion, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul...

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The Pursuit of Alice Thrift
by Elinor Lipman
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

Beautifully written, bustling with memorable characters and rich in wisdom about the human heart—Elinor Lipman is a masterful novelist working at the top of her game.

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Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
by Georgia Byng
Hardcover: May 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

A brilliant story about a determined young girl with big dreams that is sure to mesmerize children and adults alike---prepare to be dazzled! Ages 8+.

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Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: Apr 2004

The closer Teddy and Chuck get to the truth, the more elusive it becomes, and the more they begin to believe that they may never leave Shutter Island. Because someone is trying to drive them insane.

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In Our Midst follows a German immigrant family’s fight for freedom after their internment post–Pearl Harbor.

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