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Sort options:  Fiction   Nonfiction   Large Print   Teen   All   Title Author Sort Date The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender Fiction 2010 South of Superior Airgood, Ellen Fiction 2011 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Albom, Mitch Fiction 2003 Rasputin's Daughter Alexander, Robert Fiction 2006 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 The Handmaid's Tale Atwood, Margaret Eleanor Fiction 1986 Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane Fiction 2000 Sense and Sensibility Austen, Jane Fiction 2003 Slaves in the Family Ball, Edward Nonfiction 1998 The Sweet Hereafter Banks, Russell Fiction 1991 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much Bartlett, Allison Hoover Nonfiction 2010 Hope Was Here Bauer, Joan Teen 2000 Saul and Patsy Baxter, Charles Fiction 2003 The Soul Thief Baxter, Charles Fiction 2008 About Schmidt Begley, Louis Fiction 1997 The Goblin Wood Bell, Hilari Teen 2003 Seize the Day Bellow, Saul Fiction 1996 A Place Where the Sea Remembers Benitez, Sandra Fiction 1993 Bitter Grounds Benitez, Sandra Fiction 1997 The Year of Pleasures Berg, Elizabeth Fiction 2006 The Postmistress Blake, Sarah Fiction 2010 Tangerine Bloor, Edward Teen 1997 Those Who Save Us Blum, Jenna Fiction 2004 The Night Strangers Bohjalian, Chris Fiction 2011 Tyrell Booth, Coe Teen 2006 The Sheltering Sky Bowles, Paul Fiction 2000 Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray Fiction 1993 The Mists of Avalon Bradley, Marion Zimmer Fiction 2001 All Over but the Shoutin' Bragg, Rick Nonfiction 1997 Molokai Brennert, Alan Fiction 2003 Wuthering Heights Bronte, Emily Fiction Caleb's Crossing Brooks, Geraldine Fiction 2011 The Weird Sisters Brown, Eleanor Fiction 2011 Possession: A Romance Byatt, A. S. Fiction 2000 Your Blues Ain't Like Mine Campbell, Bebe Moore Fiction 1992 Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott Fiction 2002 The Emperor of Ocean Park Carter, Stephen L. Fiction 2002 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Chabon, Michael Fiction 2000 The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II Chang, Iris Nonfiction 1997 Al Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer Teen 2004 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis Teen 1999 Girls in White Dresses Close, Jennifer Fiction 2011 The Hunger Games Collins, Suzanne Teen 2008 Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey Countess of Carnarvon Nonfiction 2011 Pope Joan Cross, Donna Woolfolk Fiction 1996 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Crutcher, Chris Teen 1993 The Hours Cunningham, Michael Fiction 1998 Breath Eyes Memory Danticat, Edwidge Fiction 1998 Sarah's Key de Rosnay, Tatiana Fiction 2007 The Red Tent Diamant, Anita Fiction 1997 The Year of Magical Thinking Didion, Joan Nonfiction 2005 Blue Nights Didion, Joan Nonfiction 2011 The Language of Flowers Diffenbaugh, Vanessa Fiction 2011 A Northern Light Donnelly, Jennifer Teen 2004 Room Donoghue, Emma Fiction 2010 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 The City of Ember DuPrau, Jeanne Teen 2003 A Visit from the Goon Squad Egan, Jennifer Fiction 2010 The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl Egan, Timothy Nonfiction 2006 A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Eggers, Dave Nonfiction 2001 Zeitoun Eggers, David Fiction 2009 Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America Ehrenreich, Barbara Nonfiction 2001 Peace Like a River Enger, Leif Fiction 2001 The Gathering Enright, Anne Fiction 2007 The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Erdrich, Louise Fiction 2009, c2001 The Plague of Doves Erdrich, Louise Fiction 2008 The Painted Drum Erdrich, Louise Fiction 2005 Love Medicine Erdrich, Louise Fiction 1993 Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffrey Fiction 2002 The Days of Rondo Fairbanks, Evelyn Nonfiction 1990 The House of the Scorpion Farmer, Nancy Teen 2002 The Sound and the Fury Faulkner, William Fiction 1990 The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fiction 1996 Money Hungry Flake, Sharon Teen 2001 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Ford, Jamie Fiction 2009 Stay With Me Freymann-Weyr, Garret Teen 2006 My Heartbeat Freymann-Weyr, Garret Teen 2002 Keesha's House Frost, Helen Teen 2003 Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness Fuller, Alexandra Nonfiction 2011 Hole in My Life Gantos, Jack Teen 2002 One Hundred Years of Solitude LARGE PRINT Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Large Print 2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Fiction 1998 Still Alice Genova, Lisa Fiction 2009 Ellen Foster Gibbons, Kaye Fiction 1987 On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon Gibbons, Kaye Fiction 1998 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 A Reliable Wife Goolrick, Robert Fiction 2009 No More Dead Dogs Gordon Korman Teen 2000 Secret Daughter Gowda, Shilpi Somaya Fiction 2010 Looking for Alaska Green, John Teen 2005 The Quiet American Greene, Graham Fiction 1992 Where I Want to Be Griffin, Adele Teen 2005 Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara Fiction 2007 Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir Gunther, John Nonfiction 1949 Among the Hidden Haddix, Margaret Peterson Teen 1998 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Haddon, Mark Fiction 2003 The Florist's Daughter Hampl, Patricia Nonfiction 2007 84 Charing Cross Road Hanff, Helene Nonfiction 1970 The Art of Fielding Harbach, Chad Fiction 2011 The Great Fire Hazzard, Shirley Fiction 2003 The Canterbury Papers Healey, Judith Koll Fiction 2004 The Turtle Catcher Helget, Nicole Fiction 2009 Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Horwitz, Tony Nonfiction 1998 The Kite Runner LARGE PRINT only 7 copies Hosseini, Khaled Large Print 2003 Brave New World Huxley, Aldous Fiction 1946 A Prayer for Owen Meany Irving, John Fiction 2002 Never Let Me Go Ishiguro, Kazuo Fiction 2005 Out From Boneville Jeff Smith Teen 2005 The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories Jewett, Sarah Orne Fiction 1995 Waiting Jin, Ha Fiction 1999 The First Part Last Johnson, Angela Teen 2003 The Known World Jones, Edward P. Fiction 2003 The Known World LARGE PRINT Jones, Edward P. Large Print 2004 Pontoon Keillor, Garrison Fiction 2007 Lake Wobegon Days Keillor, Garrison Fiction 1985 My Detachment: A Memoir Kidder, Tracy Nonfiction 2005 The Autobiography of My Mother Kincaid, Jamaica Fiction 1996 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Kingsolver, Barbara Nonfiction 2007 Out Kirino, Natsuo Fiction 2003 Naruto 1: The Tests of the Ninja Kishimoto, Masashi Teen 2003 Into the Wild Krakauer, Jon Nonfiction 1996 Girl in Translation Kwok, Jean Fiction 2010 Interpreter of Maladies: Stories Lahiri, Jhumpa Fiction 1999 The Namesake Lahiri, Jhumpa Fiction 2003 Black Juice Lanagan, Margo Teen 2004 Patty Jane's House of Curl Landvik, Lorna Fiction 1995 Your Oasis on Flame Lake Landvik, Lorna Fiction 1998 The View from Mount Joy Landvik, Lorna Fiction 2008 Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons Landvik, Lorna Fiction 2003 In the Garden of Beasts Larson, Erik Nonfiction 2011 Crow Lake Lawson, Mary Fiction 2002 The Surrendered Lee, Chang-Rae Fiction 2010 To Kill a Mockingbird LARGE PRINT Lee, Harper Large Print 1999 To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, Harper Fiction 1995 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 How Green Was My Valley Llewellyn, Richard Fiction 1940 The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl Lyga, Barry Teen 2007 All Souls: A Family Story from Southie MacDonald, Michael Patrick Nonfiction 1999 A Country Doctor's Casebook: Tales from the North Woods MacDonald, Roger A. Nonfiction 2002 The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Mackler, Carolyn Teen 2003 Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society Mah, Adeline Yen Teen 2005 Wolf Hall Mantel, Hilary Fiction 2009 A Corner of the Universe Martin, Ann M. Teen 2002 So Long, See You Tomorrow Maxwell, William Fiction 1980 The Good Daughters Maynard, Joyce Fiction 2010 The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother McBride, James Nonfiction No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency LARGE PRINT McCall Smith, Alexander Large Print 2003 No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency McCall Smith, Alexander Fiction 1998 The Road LARGE PRINT McCarthy, Cormac Large Print 2007 The Road McCarthy, Cormac Fiction 2006 Atonement McEwan, Ian Fiction 2001 Shadow Baby McGhee, Alison Fiction 2000 Touching Spirit Bear Mikaelsen, Ben Teen 2001 The Brambles LARGE PRINT Minot, Eliza Large Print 2006 The Brambles Minot, Eliza Fiction 2006 A Fine Balance Mistry, Rohinton Fiction 1996 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Volume 1 Miyazaki, Hayao Teen 2004 The Ice Storm Moody, Rick Fiction 2002 The Night Circus Morgenstern, Erin Fiction 2011 What Alice Forgot Moriarty, Liane Fiction 2011 The 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 The Man in My Basement Mosley, Walter Fiction 2004 The Sea the Sea Murdoch, Iris Fiction 2001 A Step from Heaven Na, An Teen 2001 The Women of Brewster Place Naylor, Gloria Fiction 1982 Suite Francaise Nemirovsky, Irene Fiction 2006 Suite Francaise LARGE PRINT Nemirovsky, Irene Large Print 2006 One Day Nicholls, David Fiction 2010 The Grace of Silence Norris, Michele Nonfiction 2010 Tiger's Wife Obreht,Tea Fiction 2011 In the Lake of the Woods LARGE PRINT O'Brien, Tim Large Print 2007 In the Lake of the Woods O'Brien, Tim Fiction 1994 Where No Gods Came O'Connor, Sheila Fiction 2003 The Journey Home Olafur Johann Olafsson Fiction 2000 The Cat's Table Ondaatje, Michael Fiction 2011 Airborn Oppel, Kenneth Teen 2005 The Invisible Bridge Orringer, Julie Fiction 2010 Animal Farm Orwell, George Fiction 1993 Cuba 15 Osa, Nancy Teen 2005 When the Emperor Was Divine Otsuka, Julie Fiction 2002 The Buddha in the Attic Otsuka, Julie Fiction 2011 Snow Pamuk, Orhan Fiction 2004 Bel Canto Patchett, Ann Fiction 2001 State of Wonder Patchett, Ann Fiction 2011 How Angel Peterson Got His Name Paulsen, Gary Teen 2003 The Dante Club Pearl, Matthew Fiction 2004 Criss Cross Perkins, Lynne Rae Teen 2005 The Leftovers Perrotta,Tom Fiction 2011 The Pact: A Love Story Picoult, Jodi Fiction 2006 The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community Pipher, Mary Bray Nonfiction 2003 The 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 Gilead Robinson, Marilynne Fiction 2004 Gilead LARGE PRINT Robinson, Marilynne Large Print 2005 The Pact Roers, Walter J. Fiction 2000 How I Live Now Rosoff, Meg Teen 2006 Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement Rothman, Rodney Nonfiction 2005 The Happiness Project Rubin, Gretchen Nonfiction 2009 The Shadow of the Wind Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Fiction 2004 Swamplandia! Russell, Karen Fiction 2010 The Sparrow Russell, Mary Doria Fiction 1996 Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life Russert, Tim Nonfiction 2004 Persepolis Satrapi, Marjane Nonfiction 2003 Cleopatra: A Life Schiff, Stacy Nonfiction 2010 Beautiful Inez Schneider, Bart Fiction 2005 Specials Scott Westerfeld Teen 2006 Shanghai Girls See, Lisa Fiction 2009 The Real Minerva Sharratt, Mary Fiction 2004 The Boy From the Basement Shaw, Susan Teen 2004 Tangled Threads : a Hmong Girl's Story Shea, Pegi Deitz Teen 2003 Please Look After Mom Shin, Kyung-Sook Fiction 2011 The Pilot's Wife Shreve, Anita Fiction 1998 Enthusiasm Shulman, Polly Teen 2007 Everlost Shusterman, Neal Teen 2006 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Skloot, Rebecca Nonfiction 2010 A 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 Stargirl Spinelli, Jerry Teen 2000 The Art of Racing in the Rain Stein, Garth Fiction 2003 Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John Fiction 1965 The Help Stockett, Kathryn Fiction 2009 These Granite Islands Stonich, Sarah Fiction 2002 Chanda's Secrets Stratton, Allan Teen 2004 Maine Sullivan, J. Courtney Fiction 2011 Fruits Basket. Volume 1 Takaya, Natsuki Teen 2004 Signs of Life Taylor, Natalie Nonfiction 2011 Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith Terkel, Studs Nonfiction 2001 The Year We Left Home Thompson, Jean Fiction 2011 Rules of Civility Towles, Amos Fiction 2011 The Language of Blood Trenka, Jane Jeong Nonfiction 2005 Stuck in Neutral Trueman, Terry Teen 2000 The Samurai's Garden Tsukiyama, Gail Fiction 1994 The News from Paraguay Tuck, Lily Fiction 2004 These is My Words Turner, Nancy E. Fiction 1998 The Amateur Marriage LARGE PRINT Tyler, Anne Large Print 2004 The Accidental Tourist Tyler, Anne Fiction 1985 The Amateur Marriage Tyler, Anne Fiction 2004 Digging to America Tyler, Anne Fiction 2006 The Dressmaker of Khair Khana Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle Nonfiction 2011 The Lonely Polygamist Udall, Brady Fiction 2010 First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Ung, Loung Nonfiction 2000 Spilling Clarence Ursu, Anne Fiction 2002 Cutting For Stone Verghese, Abraham Fiction 2009 Make Lemonade Virginia Euwer Wolff Teen 1993 The Submission Waldman, Amy Fiction 2011 The Glass Castle Walls, Jeanette Nonfiction 2005 The Last Communist Virgin Wang Ping Fiction 207 Montana 1948 Watson, Larry Fiction 1993 Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Weatherford, Jack Nonfiction 2004 The Tale of Halcyon Crane Webb, Wendy Fiction 2010 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Wells, Rebecca Fiction 1996 Salvage the Bones West, Jesamyn Fiction 2011 Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun: A Boy's Journey Whitmore, Arvella Teen 1999 Night Wiesel, Elie Nonfiction 2006 Spirit Car : Journey to a Dakota Past Wilson, Diane Nonfiction 2006 Hard Love Wittlinger, Ellen Teen 1999 True Believer Wolff, Virginia Euwer Teen 2001 Any Bitter Thing LARGE PRINT Wood, Monica Large Print 2006 Any Bitter Thing Wood, Monica Fiction 2006 Emako Blue Woods, Brenda Teen 2004 Mrs. Dalloway Woolf, Virginia Fiction 1993 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Wroblewski, David Fiction 2008 American Born Chinese Yang, Gene Luen Teen 2006 The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Yang, Kao Kalia Nonfiction 2008 The Girls from Ames Zaslow, Jeffrey Nonfiction 2009