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Sort options:  Fiction   Nonfiction   Large Print   Teen   All   Title Author Sort Date Things Fall Apart Achebe, Chinua Fiction 1959 Purple Hibiscus Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Fiction 2003 Five People You Meet in Heaven Albom, Mitch Fiction 2003 Five People You Meet in Heaven LARGE PRINT Albom, Mitch Large Print 2003 Rasputin's Daughter Alexander, Robert Fiction 2006 Kitchen Boy Alexander, Robert Fiction 2003 Daughter of Fortune Allende, Isabel Fiction 1999 City of the Beasts Allende, Isabel Teen 2002 Skellig Almond, David Teen 2001 Speak Anderson, Laurie Halse Teen 2001 Feed Anderson, M.T. Teen 2002 Islam: A Short History Armstrong, Karen Nonfiction 2000 Handmaid's Tale Atwood, Margaret Eleanor Fiction 1986 Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane Fiction 2000 Slaves in the Family Ball, Edward Nonfiction 1998 Sweet Hereafter Banks, Russell Fiction 1991 Hope Was Here Bauer, Joan Teen 2000 About Schmidt Begley, Louis Fiction 1997 Goblin Wood Bell, Hilari Teen 2003 Seize the Day Bellow, Saul Fiction 1996 Bitter Grounds Benitez, Sandra Fiction 1997 Year of Pleasures Berg, Elizabeth Fiction 2006 Tangerine Bloor, Edward Teen 1997 Tyrell Booth, Coe Teen 2006 Sheltering Sky Bowles, Paul Fiction 2000 Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray Fiction 1993 Mists of Avalon Bradley, Marion Zimmer Fiction 2001 All Over but the Shoutin' Bragg, Rick Nonfiction 1997 Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars Brenner, Joel Glenn Nonfiction 1999 Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague Brooks, Geraldine Fiction 2001 Rose's Garden Brown, Carrie Fiction 1998 Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America On the Appalachian Trail Bryson, Bill Nonfiction 1998 Good Earth Buck, Pearl S. Fiction 1958 Possession: A Romance Byatt, A. S. Fiction 2000 Your Blues Ain't Like Mine Campbell, Bebe Moore Fiction 1992 Summer Crossing Capote, Truman Fiction 2006 Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott Fiction 2002 Emperor of Ocean Park Carter, Stephen L. Fiction 2002 Queen of Cool Castellucci, Cecil Teen 2006 My Antonia Cather, Willa Fiction 1996 Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Chabon, Michael Fiction 2000 Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II Chang, Iris Nonfiction 1997 Girl with a Pearl Earring Chevalier, Tracy Fiction 1999 Al Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer Teen 2004 Caramelo: Or Pure Cuento Cisneros, Sandra Fiction 2002 In the Deep Midwinter Clark, Robert Fiction 1997 Things Not Seen Clements, Andrew Teen 2002 Disgrace Coetzee, J. M. Fiction 1999 Pope Joan Cross, Donna Woolfolk Fiction 1996 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Crutcher, Chris Teen 1993 Hours Cunningham, Michael Fiction 1998 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Dai, Sijie Fiction 2001 Diary of Mattie Spenser Dallas, Sandra Fiction 1997 Breath Eyes Memory Danticat, Edwidge Fiction 1998 Can of Peas DePree, Traci Fiction 2002 Red Tent Diamant, Anita Fiction 1997 Year of Magical Thinking Didion, Joan Nonfiction 2005 A Northern Light Donnelly, Jennifer Teen 2004 Slammerkin Donoghue, Emma, Fiction 2001 Romiette and Julio Draper, Sharon Teen 1999 Tears of a Tiger Draper, Sharon Teen 1994 House of Sand and Fog Dubus, Andre Fiction 1999 Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters Dunn, Mark Fiction 2001 City of Ember DuPrau, Jeanne Teen 2003 Memory Keeper's Daughter Edwards, Kim Large Print 2006 Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl Egan, Timothy Nonfiction 2006 Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Eggers, Dave Nonfiction 2001 Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America Ehrenreich, Barbara Nonfiction 2001 Peace Like a River Enger, Leif Fiction 2001 Master Butchers Singing Club Erdrich, Louise Fiction 2003 Love Medicine Erdrich, Louise Fiction 1993 Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffrey Fiction 2002 Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Fadiman, Anne Nonfiction 1998 Days of Rondo Fairbanks, Evelyn Nonfiction 1990 House of the Scorpion Farmer, Nancy Teen 2002 Sound and the Fury Faulkner, William Fiction 1990 Great Gatsby Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fiction 1996 Money Hungry Flake, Sharon Teen 2001 Jane Austen Book Club Fowler, Karen Joy Fiction 2004 Spies Frayn, Michael Fiction 2002 Hanna's Daughters Fredriksson, Marianne Fiction 1998 Stay With Me Freymann-Weyr, Garret Teen 2006 My Heartbeat Freymann-Weyr, Garret Teen 2002 Keesha's House Frost, Helen Teen 2003 Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Fuller, Alexandra Nonfiction 2001 Lesson Before Dying Gaines, Ernest J. Fiction 1993 Hole in My Life Gantos, Jack Teen 2002 One Hundred Years of Solitude Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Fiction 1998 One Hundred Years of Solitude LARGE PRINT Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Large Print 2004 On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon Gibbons, Kaye Fiction 1998 Ellen Foster Gibbons, Kaye Fiction 1987 Eat Pray Love : One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy India and Indonesia Gilbert, Elizabeth Nonfiction 2006 Three Junes Glass, Julia Fiction 2002 Fat Kid Rules the World Going, K.L. Teen 2003 Bee Season Goldberg, Myla Fiction 2000 Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur Fiction 1997 Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur Large Print 1998 Princess Bride Goldman, William Fiction 2003 Kaaterskill Falls Goodman, Allegra Fiction 1998 Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir Goodwin, Doris Kearns Nonfiction 1997 Looking for Alaska Green, John Teen 2005 Quiet American Greene, Graham Fiction 1992 Where I Want to Be Griffin, Adele Teen 2005 Water for Elephants LARGE PRINT Gruen, Sara Large Print 2006 Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara Fiction 2007 Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir Gunther, John Nonfiction 1949 Our Lady of the Forest Guterson, David Fiction 2003 Among the Hidden Haddix, Margaret Peterson Teen 1998 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Haddon, Mark Fiction 2003 84 Charing Cross Road Hanff, Helene Nonfiction 1970 Plainsong Haruf, Kent Fiction 1999 New Woman Hassler, Jon Fiction 2005 Godless Hautman, Pete Teen 2004 Great Fire Hazzard, Shirley Fiction 2003 Canterbury Papers Healey, Judith Koll Fiction 2004 Dune Herbert, Frank Fiction 1965 Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Horwitz, Tony Nonfiction 1998 Kite Runner Hosseini, Khaled Fiction 2003 Kite Runner LARGE PRINT Hosseini, Khaled Large Print 2003 Their Eyes Were Watching God Hurston, Zora Neale Fiction 1991 Brave New World Huxley, Aldous Fiction 1946 Growing Seasons: An American Boyhood Before the War Hynes, Samuel Lynn Nonfiction 2003 Prayer for Owen Meany Irving, John Fiction 2002 Never Let Me Go Ishiguro, Kazuo Fiction 2005 Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories Jewett, Sarah Orne Fiction 1995 Waiting Jin, Ha Fiction 1999 First Part Last Johnson, Angela Teen 2003 Known World LARGE PRINT Jones, Edward P. Large Print 2004 Known World Jones, Edward P. Fiction 2003 Secret Life of Bees LARGE PRINT Kidd, Sue Monk Large Print 2002 Secret Life of Bees Kidd, Sue Monk Fiction 2002 Mountains Beyond Mountains Kidder, Tracy Nonfiction 2003 Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana Kimmel, Haven Nonfiction 2001 Autobiography of My Mother Kincaid, Jamaica Fiction 1996 Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver, Barbara Fiction 1998 Out Kirino, Natsuo Fiction 2003 Naruto 1: The Tests of the Ninja Kishimoto, Masashi Teen 2003 Into the Wild Krakauer, Jon Nonfiction 1996 Salt: A World History Kurlansky, Mark Nonfiction 2002 Interpreter of Maladies: Stories Lahiri, Jhumpa Fiction 1999 Namesake Lahiri, Jhumpa Fiction 2003 Black Juice Lanagan, Margo Teen 2004 Patty Jane's House of Curl Landvik, Lorna Fiction 1995 Devil in the White City Larson, Erik Nonfiction 2003 Crow Lake Lawson, Mary Fiction 2002 To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, Harper Fiction 1995 To Kill a Mockingbird LARGE PRINT Lee, Harper Large Print 1999 Mystic River Lehane, Dennis Fiction 2001 Small Island Levy, Andrea Fiction 2005 Main Street Lewis, Sinclair Fiction 1998 Gift from the Sea Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Nonfiction 2005 Gift from the Sea LARGE PRINT Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Large Print 2005 Inn at Lake Devine Lipman, Elinor Fiction 1998 How Green Was My Valley Llewellyn, Richard Fiction 1940 Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl Lyga, Barry Teen 2007 All Souls: A Family Story from Southie MacDonald, Michael Patrick Nonfiction 1999 Country Doctor's Casebook: Tales from the North Woods MacDonald, Roger A. Nonfiction 2002 Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Mackler, Carolyn Teen 2003 Wicked, the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West Maguire, Gregory Fiction Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society Mah, Adeline Yen Teen 2005 Life of Pi Martel, Yann Fiction 2001 Corner of the Universe Martin, Ann M. Teen 2002 Piano Tuner Mason, Daniel Philippe Fiction 2002 So Long, See You Tomorrow Maxwell, William Fiction 1980 Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy Mayes, Frances Nonfiction 1996 Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveler LARGE PRINT Mayes, Frances Large Print 2006 Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller Mayes, Frances Nonfiction 2006 Year in Provence Mayle, Peter Nonfiction 1990 Color of Water: a Black Man's tribute to his White Mother McBride, James Nonfiction No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency McCall Smith, Alexander Fiction 1998 No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency LARGE PRINT McCall Smith, Alexander Large Print 2003 Road McCarthy, Cormac Fiction 2006 Road LARGE PRINT McCarthy, Cormac Large Print 2007 Heart Is a Lonely Hunter McCullers, Carson Fiction 1967 Atonement McEwan, Ian Fiction 2001 Shadow Baby McGhee, Alison Fiction 2000 I Was Amelia Earhart Mendelsohn, Jane Fiction 1996 Touching Spirit Bear Mikaelsen, Ben Teen 2001 Empress Orchid Min, Anchee Fiction 2004 Brambles Minot, Eliza Fiction 2006 Fine Balance Mistry, Rohinton Fiction 1996 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Volume 1 Miyazaki, Hayao Teen 2004 Ice Storm Moody, Rick Fiction 2002 Speed of Dark Moon, Elizabeth Fiction 2003 Lost Mother Morris, Mary McGarry Fiction 2005 Three Cups of Tea : one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations-- one school at a time Mortenson, Greg and David Oliver Relin Adult Nonfiction Book 2006 Man in My Basement Mosley, Walter Fiction 2004 Sea the Sea Murdoch, Iris Fiction 2001 Monster Myers, Walter Dean Teen 1999 Step from Heaven Na, An Teen 2001 Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Nafisi, Azar Nonfiction 2003 Women of Brewster Place Naylor, Gloria Fiction 1982 Suite Francaise Nemirovsky, Irene Fiction 2006 Suite Francaise LARGE PRINT Nemirovsky, Irene Large Print 2006 Time Traveler's Wife Niffenegger, Audrey Fiction 2003 In the Lake of the Woods O'Brien, Tim Fiction 1994 In the Lake of the Woods LARGE PRINT O'Brien, Tim Large Print 2007 Where No Gods Came O'Connor, Sheila Fiction 2003 Journey Home Olafur Johann Olafsson Fiction 2000 Welcome to My Planet: Where English Is Sometimes Spoken Olson, Shannon Fiction 2000 Airborn Oppel, Kenneth Teen 2005 Animal Farm Orwell, George Fiction 1993 Cuba 15 Osa, Nancy Teen 2005 When the Emperor Was Divine Otsuka, Julie Fiction 2002 Snow Pamuk, Orhan Fiction 2004 Bel Canto Patchett, Ann Fiction 2001 How Angel Peterson Got His Name Paulsen, Gary Teen 2003 Dante Club Pearl, Matthew Fiction 2004 Criss Cross Perkins, Lynne Rae Teen 2005 Pact: A Love Story LARGE PRINT Picoult, Jodi Large Print 2007 Pact: A Love Story Picoult, Jodi Fiction 2006 Keeping Faith Picoult, Jodi Fiction 1999 Keeping Faith LARGE PRINT Picoult, Jodi Large Print 2007 Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community Pipher, Mary Bray Nonfiction 2003 Body of Christopher Creed Plum-Ucci, Carol Teen 2001 Julie and Romeo Get Lucky Ray, Jeanne Fiction 2005 Pirates!: The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates Rees, Celia Teen 2003 Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir Register, Cheri Nonfiction 2000 Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World Rivas, Mim Eichler Nonfiction 2005 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Roach, Mary Nonfiction 2003 Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Roberts, Cokie Nonfiction 2004 Gilead Robinson, Marilynne Fiction 2004 Gilead LARGE PRINT Robinson, Marilynne Large Print 2005 Pact Roers, Walter J. Fiction 2000 Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie Rolvaag, O. E. Fiction 1927 How I Live Now Rosoff, Meg Teen 2006 Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement Rothman, Rodney Nonfiction 2005 Shadow of the Wind Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Fiction 2004 Sparrow Russell, Mary Doria Fiction 1996 Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life Russert, Tim Nonfiction 2004 Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J. D. Fiction 1951 When I Was Puerto Rican Santiago, Esmeralda Nonfiction 1994 Persepolis Satrapi, Marjane Nonfiction 2003 Specials Scott Westerfeld Teen 2006 Lovely Bones LARGE PRINT Sebold, Alice Large Print 2002 Lovely Bones Sebold, Alice Fiction 2002 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan See, Lisa Fiction 2005 Summit Avenue Sharratt, Mary Fiction 2000 Boy From the Basement Shaw, Susan Teen 2004 Tangled Threads : a Hmong Girl's Story Shea, Pegi Deitz Teen 2003 Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet Sheth, Kashmira Teen 2006 Pilot's Wife Shreve, Anita Fiction 1998 We Need to Talk about Kevin Shriver, Lionel Fiction 2003 Enthusiasm Shulman, Polly Teen 2007 Everlost Shusterman, Neal Teen 2006 Tree Grows in Brooklyn LARGE PRINT Smith, Betty Large Print 2001 Tree Grows in Brooklyn Smith, Betty Fiction 2001 I Capture the Castle Smith, Dodie Fiction 1948 Zach's Lie Smith, Roland Teen 2001 Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Sonnenblick, Jordan Teen 2004 Coldest Winter Ever Souljah, Sister Fiction 1999 Stargirl Spinelli, Jerry Teen 2000 Angle of Repose Stegner, Wallace Earle Fiction 2000 Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John Fiction 1965 Travels with Charley: In Search of America Steinbeck, John Nonfiction 2002 These Granite Islands Stonich, Sarah Fiction 2002 Chanda's Secrets Stratton, Allan Teen 2004 Sophie's Choice Styron, William Fiction 1998 Cane River Tademy, Lalita Fiction 2001 Fruits Basket. Volume 1 Takaya, Natsuki Teen 2004 Bonesetter's Daughter Tan, Amy Fiction 2001 Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith Terkel, Studs Nonfiction 2001 Language of Blood Trenka, Jane Jeong Nonfiction 2005 Story of Lucy Gault Trevor, William Fiction 2002 Big Stone Gap Trigiani, Adriana Fiction 2000 Stuck in Neutral Trueman, Terry Teen 2000 Samurai's Garden Tsukiyama, Gail Fiction 1994 News from Paraguay Tuck, Lily Fiction 2004 These is My Words Turner, Nancy E. Fiction 1998 Amateur Marriage LARGE PRINT Tyler, Anne Large Print 2004 Accidental Tourist Tyler, Anne Fiction 1985 Digging to America Tyler, Anne Fiction 2006 Amateur Marriage Tyler, Anne Fiction 2004 First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Ung, Loung Nonfiction 2000 Spilling Clarence Ursu, Anne Fiction 2002 Montana 1948 Watson, Larry Fiction 1993 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Wells, Rebecca Fiction 1996 Uglies Westerfeld, Scott Teen 2005 House of Mirth Wharton, Edith Fiction 1999 Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun: A Boy's Journey Whitmore, Arvella Teen 1999 Night Wiesel, Elie Nonfiction 2006 Hard Love Wittlinger, Ellen Teen 1999 True Believer Wolff, Virginia Euwer Teen 2001 Any Bitter Thing Wood, Monica Fiction 2006 Emako Blue Woods, Brenda Teen 2004 Mrs. Dalloway Woolf, Virginia Fiction 1993 American Born Chinese Yang, Gene Luen Teen 2006 Book Thief Zusak, Markus Teen 2006 I Am the Messenger Zusak, Markus Teen 2005

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