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  • The House of Broken Angels
    The House of Broken Angels
    Luis Alberto Urrea
    Hardcover: 03/06/2018
     
    The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, at once intimate and epic, from an acclaimed storyteller.
  • Lucky Boy
    Lucky Boy
    Shanthi Sekaran
    Paperback: 09/05/2017
     
    A gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, Lucky Boy gives voice to two mothers bound together by their...
  • A Good Country
    A Good Country
    Laleh Khadivi
    Hardcover: 05/23/2017
     
    A timely novel about the radicalization of a Muslim teen in California - about where identity truly lies, and ...
  • After the Parade
    After the Parade
    Lori Ostlund
    Paperback: 07/26/2016
     
    From Flannery O'Connor and Rona Jaffe Award winner Lori Ostlund, a deeply moving and beautiful debut ...
  • Queen of Dreams
    Queen of Dreams
    Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
    Paperback: 10/11/2005
     
    In lush and elegant prose, Divakaruni has crafted a vivid and enduring dream, one that reveals hidden truths ...
  • Crescent
    Crescent
    Diana Abu-Jaber
    Paperback: 05/01/2004
     
    Written in a lush, lyrical style, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with ...

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