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ALL MY PUNY SORROWSby Miriam Toews
“Sadness is what holds our bones in place,” Yoli thinks. Toews deepens our understanding of the pain found in Coleridge's... Full review >
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ALPHABETby Kathy Page
Page doesn't sentimentalize the cruelty of life in a prison system but manages to transcend it through Simon, who writes his... Full review >
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SONG OF THE SHANKIf there’s any justice, Allen’s visionary work, as startlingly inventive as one of his subject’s performances, should propel... Full review >
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ALL I LOVE AND KNOWby Judith Frank
Strong storytelling driven by emotionally complex characters: first-rate commercial fiction. Full review >
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PANDORA'S DNAby Lizzie Stark
A gutsy, deeply revealing account that more than fulfills the promise of the subtitle. Full review >
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ADVENTURES IN THE ANTHROPOCENEby Gaia Vince
A well-documented, upbeat alternative to doom-and-gloom prognostications. Full review >
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A CUP OF WATER UNDER MY BEDPersonal storytelling at its most authentic and heartfelt. Full review >
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HISTORY LESSONSThis memoir of anguish and struggle is a story of remarkable strength and unlikely, inexplicable resilience. Full review >
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ENCOUNTERS AT THE HEART OF THE WORLDAn excellent contribution to the truth telling of the American Indian story. Full review >
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IF ONLY YOU PEOPLE COULD FOLLOW DIRECTIONSAn unforgettable debut. Full review >
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BEETLE BUSTERSby Loree Griffin Burns ; photographed by Ellen Harasimowicz
A splendid example of science controversy in everyday life. Full review >
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ANATOMY OF A GIRL GANGBoth gripping and moving, for those who can stomach the violence. Full review >
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GUY IN REAL LIFEThis is not the teen love story you’ve read a thousand times before. Full review >
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KNOCKOUT GAMESby G. Neri
Harsh and relentless, a tough but worthy read. Full review >
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THE MISADVENTURES OF THE FAMILY FLETCHERThe Fletcher family rules! (Fiction. 8-12) Full review >
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