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  • The Penderwicks
    The Penderwicks : A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
    by Jeanne Birdsall
    Hardcover: Jun 2005
    Paperback: Mar 2007
     
    Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day. 2005 National Book Award Winner. Ages 8-12.
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  • Peony in Love
    Peony in Love : A Novel
    by Lisa See
    Hardcover: Jun 2007
    Paperback: Feb 2008
     
    Steeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and place – even the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence. Ultimately, Lisa See’s new novel addresses universal ...
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  • People Like Us
    People Like Us : A Novel
    by Jason Mott
    Hardcover: Aug 2025
    Paperback: Aug 2026
     
    The riveting new novel by the author of the 2021 National Book Award winner and bestseller Hell of a Book.
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  • The People of Sparks
    The People of Sparks : Sequel to The City of Embers
    by Jeanne DuPrau
    Hardcover: May 2004
    Paperback: Apr 2005
     
    The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn't long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember.
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  • People of the Book
    People of the Book
    by Geraldine Brooks
    Hardcover: Jan 2008
    Paperback: Jan 2009
     
    From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through centuries of exile and war.
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  • Perfect Recall
    Perfect Recall
    by Ann Beattie
    Hardcover: Dec 2000
    Paperback: Feb 2002
     
    Perfect Recall comprises Beattie's strongest work in years. It is a riveting commentary on the way we live now by a spectacular prose artist.
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  • The Perfect Storm
    The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea
    by Sebastian Junger
    Hardcover: Jun 2000
    Paperback: Jul 1998
     
    "Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost".
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  • Perfume
    Perfume : The Story of a Murderer
    by Patrick Suskind
    Hardcover: Jun 1987
    Paperback: Feb 2001
     
    Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with an absolute sense of smell. He apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille becomes obsessed with creating the "ultimate perfume"...
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