Author
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Title
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Staff Member
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Description
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Albom
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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Mrs. Boston
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A sportswriter and his dying mentor reflect on life's most important lessons.
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Ambrose
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Citizen Soldier
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Mr. Sack
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WW II history about deeds of heroism by ordinary Americans-amazing stories, easy to read.
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Asimov
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Foundation series
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Mr. Casey
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Atwood
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The Handmaid’s Tale
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Mrs. Murphy
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Set in near future America where women-categorized by whether or not they are able to bear children-function only in narrowly defined roles.
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Berg
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What We Keep
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Ms. Brennan
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Story of one woman's recollection of her childhood as she prepares to visit the mother she has not seen for 35 years.
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Bohjalian
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The Buffalo Soldier
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Ms. Poshusta
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A foster child is transformed through a neighbor's friendship and his tales of his service as a "Buffalo Soldier".
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Bradley
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Mists of Avalon
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Mr. Sawyer
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The Arthurian legend told from the perspective of the women in the legend.
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Burns
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Cold Sassy Tree
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Mr. Parlet
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Southern boy learns about life from his grandfather.
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Chevalier
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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Mrs. Boston
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Historical fictional account of the life of artist, Vermeer.
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Conroy
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The Prince of Tides
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Ms. Hanley
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The events of the past tear apart a Southern family. As a psychiatrist tries to save her patient, she uncovers a family who faced incredible pain. (M)
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Cuehlo
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The Alchemist
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Mrs. Luthy-Clay
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A fable set in Egypt offers poignant life lessons.
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Delaney
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Having Our Say
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Mrs. Boston
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Two elderly African-American sisters reflect on their lives.
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Diamont
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The Red Tent
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Mrs. Murphy
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Fictional biblical account of the life of Ruth.
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Dubus
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House of Sand and Fog
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Ms. Poshusta
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Three people’s lives become entangled over an escalating crisis about a house. A haunting story that explores the American dream gone awry.
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Eco
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The Name of the Rose
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Mr. Roche
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A series of murders in a monastery in medieval Europe.
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Eisenbach
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Nickeled and Dimed
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Ms. Poshusta
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A reporter goes undercover in four American cities to examine life as a minimum wage worker.
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Enger
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Peace Like a River
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Mrs. Hanson
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Minnesota author’s tale of a motherless family who has to deal with a son who’s a murderer, a daughter who’s an epic poet and a dad who works miracles. A real page turner that’s entertaining as well as deep.
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Fadiman
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Ex Libris
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Mrs. Ginder
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This book is a set of essays about language and relationships. It’s for those who love words and books.
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Faulkner
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Sound and the Fury
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Mr. Williams
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Family history is told from the point of view of four family members.
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Faulkner
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The Hamlet
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Mr. Williams
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A man with a questionable past gradually takes over a small Mississippi town.
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Flagg
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Fried Green Tomatoes
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Mrs. Boston
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A Southern saga of relationships in small town America.
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Follett
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Pillars of the Earth
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Mrs. Bari
Mr. Parlet
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Medieval architects.
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Frazier
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Cold Mountain
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Mr. Parlet
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Post Civil War fiction of a man and woman who lead different lives and come together.
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Fredriksson
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Simon’s Family
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Mrs. Luthy-Clay
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Story about an adopted Jewish boy.
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Gibbons
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On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon
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Mrs. Foley
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Southern woman marries a Northern doctor at the time of the Civil War.
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Giono
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The Men Who Planted Trees
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Mr. Roche
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Short story of a man from Provence (South of France) who spent his life planting trees.
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Glassner
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Culture of Fear
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Mr. Williams
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Discusses how marketers and media create fear in order to keep us consuming
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Golden
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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Mrs. Foley
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Childhood — adult story of a Japanese girl who becomes a geisha.
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Grisham
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A Painted House
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Ms. Brennan
Mrs. Winter
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Tensions between the "hill people" and migrant workers in rural Arkansas lead to a brutal murder.
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Grisham
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The Partner
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Mr. Ruhland
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Three former judges in jail blackmail
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Hawking
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The Universe in a Nutshell
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Mrs. Bari
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The Universe.
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Hemingway
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The Sun Also Rises
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Mrs. Foley
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Friends write in Spain post WW I-the bullfight comes alive!
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Holman
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The Dress Lodger
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Mrs. Ginder
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Set in England in 1831. It’s about a young prostitute with a sick baby who meets a doctor she hopes can help. It turns your sympathies around. Great characters! (M)
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Hyams
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Zen in the Martial Arts
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Mr. Roche
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Very short, light book about how to apply Asian philosophy to our everyday life.
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Kaufman
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The Laramie Project
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Mr. Sawyer
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A play about the death of Matthew Shepard.
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Kazantakis
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Last Temptation of Christ
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Mr. Williams
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Fictional account of our Lord’s last days as he faces his death. What if he refuses the call and decides to live as a mortal? (M)
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Kidd
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Mrs. Foley
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Kingsolver
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Animal Dreams
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Mr. Sawyer
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Flashbacks, dreams and Native American legends come together in this love story set in Arizona.
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Kingsolver
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High Tide in Tucson
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Mr. Sawyer
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Book of essays by the author of The Bean Trees.
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Kingsolver
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Prodigal Summer
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Ms. Brennan
Mr. Sawyer
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A wildlife biologist studies coyotes from her isolated camp until the arrival of a young hunter makes her even more aware that humans are only a small part of the ecological balance.
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Kingsovler
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Poisonwood Bible
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Mr. Sawyer
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A missionary drags his wife and four daughters to the Belgian Congo in 1959.
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Klein
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Vince Lomardi Story
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Mr. Kotz
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Story of the legend-his trials and tribulations.
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Krakauer
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Into the Wild
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Mr. Parlet
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A great Alaskan wilderness experience leads to one man’s isolation and death.
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Krueger
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Purgatory Ridge
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Mr. Sack
Ms. Klish
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Minnesota author writes about North Shore mysteries. He’s a personal friend.
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Krull
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A Confidence Man
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Mr. Kotz
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About a man who fools everyone including himself.
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Lamb
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She’s Come Undone
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Mrs. Murphy
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The story of Dinah as told from her perspective.
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Landvik
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Tall Pine Polka
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Mrs. Hanson
Ms. Poshusta
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Set in northern MN, a tourist town of quirky characters provides the poignant and funny story when a movie company comes to town.
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Lansing
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Endurance
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Mr. Parlet
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The true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic explorers amazing survival after being stranded for over a year in 1914-1915.
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Lessing
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A Man and Two Women
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Mrs. Luthy-Clay
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Friendship between a man, a woman and an immigrant from Chile.
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Maugham
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Of Human Bondage
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Mrs. Boston
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Story of sensitive young man coming to age with a physical handicap.
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McCarthy
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All the Pretty Horses
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Mr. Parlet
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Young man dreams of being a cowboy, but must travel to Mexico to achieve this. Meets a young woman there…
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Moore
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Stupid White Men
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Mr. Williams
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Satirical, if not biased, look at American politics and society. Follow-up to his film, Bowling for Columbine
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Moore
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
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Mr. Williams
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Detailed account of the first major battle of the Vietnam War.
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Moore
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Watchmen
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Mr. Dysart
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Murdoch
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A Word Child
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Mr. Kotz
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A child who has an incredible vocabulary and how it affects his life.
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Murphy
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The Sweetest Season
(or The Sweet Season?)
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Mrs. Lindstrom
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Author spends time at SJU and its football team. Experiences football, family and life behind the "pine curtain".
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O’Brien
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Going After Cacciato
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Mr. Williams
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A platoon goes after a buddy who goes AWOL in Vietnam. Is it a dream or hallucination? They cross Asia and end up in Paris. Do they go back?
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Pipher
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Reviving Ophelia
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Mrs. Boston
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A strong motivational message to girls about realizing their potential.
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Potok
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My Name is Asher Lev
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Mr. Dimond
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A Hassidic Jew explores his artistic side in face of his strict Jewish upbringing.
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Potok
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The Gift of Asher Lev
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Mr. Dimond
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Sequel that explores Asher’s adult life.
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Reid
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Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West
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Ms. Brennan
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Ross
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
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Ms. Poshusta
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A Southern widow is visited by an impoverished woman with a small boy who turn out to be her late husband first family.
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Ross
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Hannah’s Daughters
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Mrs. Luthy-Clay
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Three generations of women.
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Rowling
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Harry Potter (All)
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Mrs. Hanson
Mrs. Winter
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Harry Potter, an orphaned wizard, discovers his powers at Hogwarth, a school for witches and wizards. He faces several trials but escapes using his intelligence, compassion, wit and magic.
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Sachar
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Holes
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Mr. Kotz
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A story about boys sent to a detention camp and their interactions with one another.
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Schlink &
Janeway
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The Reader
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Mrs. Luthy-Clay
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A story about love, horror and mercy in Germany before and after 1945 (for modern readers).
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Schoemperlen
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Our Lady of the Lost and Found
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Ms. Brennan
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The Virgin Mary shows up at a woman's house one afternoon and shares her story of faith and life.
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Sebold
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The Lovey Bones
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Ms. Poshusta
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A young girl looks down from heaven and oserves the lives of her family and friends after her rape and murder.
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Sherman
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Piano Pieces
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Mr. Dysart
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Philosophical musings about music.
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Shreve
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Strange Fits of Passion
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Mr. Parlet
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Abused woman and child seek shelter in Maine coastal town.
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Shreve
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The Weight of Water
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Ms. Brennan
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A newspaper photographer uncovers the truth about a double-murder.
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Silko
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Ceremony
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Mr. Williams
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Man returns to his reservation after seeing the brutality of WW II and slowly begins to reclaim his heritage.
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Sparks
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A Walk to Remember
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Mrs. Foley
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A "sweet" account of young love.
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Steele
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The Cottage
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Mrs. Klish
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A fading movie star is forced to rent out part of his estate to make ends meet. The two men who move in introduce the owner to a whole new world.
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Steele
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Leap of Faith
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Mrs. Klish
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Romance novel.
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Steele
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The Kiss
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Mrs. Klish
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Romance novel.
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Tademy
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Cane River
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Ms. Poshusta
Dr. Reilly
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Examines the lives of four strong African American women and the impact of events on their family.
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Tan
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The Bonesetter’s Daughter
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Ms. Hanley
Dr. Reilly
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A daughter discovers her mother’s life story. The mother’s and daughter’s relationship begins to grow even as the mother declines into Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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Tart
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The Secret History
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Mr. Parlet
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A mystery at a NE college. East coast group of students secretly studies Greek.
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Thayer
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The Weatherman
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Ms. Hanley
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A Minnesota author tells the story of two men in love with the same woman, a serial murderer and a gifted weatherman. Exciting and strange. (M)
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Tolkien
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The Hobbit
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Mr. Dysart
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Vonnegut
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Player Piano
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Mr. Dysart
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Kurt Vonnegut's first novel about a futuristic world where humans try to overthrow machines.
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Vonnegut
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Mother Night, Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions, or Galapagos
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Mr. Dysart
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Wells
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The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
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Mrs. Boston
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Hilarious story of mothers, daughters and girlfriends.
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White
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The Once and Future King
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Bari / Dimond
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King Arthur.
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Zusak
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The Book Thief
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Mrs. Ginder
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Any books in Spanish or by Latin American authors
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Ms. Orsi
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