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SWEDE
by Robert G. Masin
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CANEVILLE SUMMER
by Andrew Philip Decker
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THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
by Manitonquat
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by Jayden Woods
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by Mary S. King
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NEW AND NOTABLE TITLES FOR FEBRUARY
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by Rana Dasgupta
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by Andy Diggle
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by Kelly Simmons
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by Rafik Schami
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by P. G. Sturges
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CHILDREN'S SONGS & MUSIC
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¡MUU, MOO!
by Alma Flor Ada
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GOBBLE IT UP!
by Jim Arnosky
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by Ashley Bryan
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FOREVER YOUNG
by Bob Dylan
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MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS
by Bob Dylan
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NOTABLE NEW ADULT BOOKS
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by David James
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by Dennis Lehane
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Kirkus Star THE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS
by Alexander McCall Smith
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Kirkus Star HOW TO READ THE AIR
by Dinaw Mengestu
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by Cynthia Ozick
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2010 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL AUTHORS
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by Chris Barton
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ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS
by Holly Black
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AMERICAN COLOSSUS
by H.W. Brands
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TORTILLA SUN
by Jennifer Cervantes
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THE PASSAGE
by Justin Cronin
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2010 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
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PARROT AND OLIVIER IN AMERICA
by Peter Carey
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Kirkus Star LORD OF MISRULE
by Jaimy Gordon
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GREAT HOUSE
by Nicole Krauss
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SO MUCH FOR THAT
by Lionel Shriver
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NOTHING TO ENVY
by Barbara Demick
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by Nic Bishop
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Kirkus Star APRIL AND ESME, TOOTH FAIRIES
by Bob Graham
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by Jamie Harper
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by Lia Hills
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by Rebecca L. Johnson
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TOP GRAPHIC LITERATURE FOR FALL
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by David Axe
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by Seymour Chwast
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Kirkus Star THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2010
by Neil Gaiman
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by Barry Deutsch
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by Gareth Hinds
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SAY NO TO HATE: NOTABLE GAY/LESBIAN BOOKS
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GAY AMERICA
by Linas Alsenas
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BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
by Reinaldo Arenas
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by Alison Bechdel
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by Nick Burd
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DOWN TO THE BONE
by Mayra Lazara Dole
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JIMMY "RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH" MCMILLAN: NOTABLE TITLES OF POVERTY AND LIVING POOR
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WELFARE BRAT
by Mary Childers
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THE MORAL UNDERGROUND
by Lisa Dodson
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by Barbara Ehrenreich
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by Allison Glock
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LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
by Jennifer Gonnerman
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KIDS' BOOKS FOR ELECTION SEASON
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BALLOTS FOR BELVA
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
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VOTE!
by Eileen Christelow
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WACKIEST WHITE HOUSE PETS
by Gibbs Davis
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NEW GIRL IN TOWN
by Julia DeVillers
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GRACE FOR PRESIDENT
by Kelly DiPucchio
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BEST POLITICAL BOOKS
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by Ari Berman
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by Tony Blair
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by Christopher Brownfield
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Kirkus Star CULTURES OF WAR
by John W. Dower
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POISONING THE PRESS
by Mark Feldstein
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PICTURE BOOKS FOR HALLOWEEN
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BOO COW
by Patricia Baehr
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BOO!
by Joe Fenton
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BROOM, ZOOM!
by Caron Lee Cohen
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EVEN MONSTERS NEED HAIRCUTS
by Matthew McElligott
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GOODNIGHT, LITTLE MONSTER
by Helen Ketteman
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EVA IBBOTSON'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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THE SECRET OF PLATFORM 13
by Eva Ibbotson
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WHICH WITCH?
by Eva Ibbotson
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ISLAND OF THE AUNTS
by Eva Ibbotson
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DIAL-A-GHOST
by Eva Ibbotson
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Kirkus Star JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA
by Eva Ibbotson
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: HISTORICAL FICTION
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Kirkus Star FINDING FAMILY
by Tonya Bolden
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Kirkus Star ZORA AND ME
by Victoria Bond
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by Karen Cushman
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ONCE
by Morris Gleitzman
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Kirkus Star TURTLE IN PARADISE
by Jennifer L. Holm
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: NONFICTION
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by Larry Dane Brimner
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Kirkus Star SUMMER BIRDS
by Margarita Engle
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Kirkus Star LAFAYETTE AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
by Russell Freedman
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Kirkus Star COUNTRY ROAD ABC
by Arthur Geisert
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Kirkus Star JIMI
by Gary Golio
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ALL PICTURE BOOKS
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ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING
by Jorge Argueta
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Kirkus Star MIRROR
by Jeannie Baker
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Kirkus Star LMNO PEAS
by Keith Baker
Cover art for SHARK VS. TRAIN
Kirkus Star SHARK VS. TRAIN
by Chris Barton
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Kirkus Star THERE'S GOING TO BE A BABY
by John Burningham
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: CONTEMPORARY NOVELS
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Kirkus Star THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN
by Josh Berk
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Kirkus Star HUSH
by Eishes Chayil
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Kirkus Star THE 10 P.M. QUESTION
by Kate de Goldi
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Kirkus Star WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON
by John Green
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ILLYRIA
by Elizabeth Hand
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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Kirkus Star WHITE CAT
by Holly Black
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Kirkus Star MOCKINGJAY
by Suzanne Collins
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Kirkus Star FACTOTUM
by D.M. Cornish
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Kirkus Star MISTWOOD
by Leah Cypess
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Kirkus Star INCARCERON
by Catherine Fisher
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PUSHCART PRIZE AUTHORS
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GRYPHON
by Charles Baxter
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REVENGE OF THE MOONCAKE VIXEN
by Marilyn Chin
Cover art for THE LEDGE
THE LEDGE
by Michael Collier
Cover art for MEMORY WALL
MEMORY WALL
by Anthony Doerr
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DONKEY GOSPEL
by Tony Hoagland
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