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12 Best Books of 2009


After much debate, the staff decided on twelve books that we decided were the Best of 2009. In no particular order:

 

$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780307269980
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Published: Knopf, 07/01/2009

The follow up to THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO is an exceptional thriller. Intricate, gritty, and tense, every reader has relished the return of Lisbeth Salander.


$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780812973990
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 06/01/2010

Winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction, and deservedly so.


Homer's Odyssey (Hardcover)

$20.00
ISBN-13: 9780385343855
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Published: Delacorte Press, 08/01/2009

The only true animal story you'll read that has a happy ending. Funny, poignant, and profoundly entertaining.


$27.50
ISBN-13: 9780385513531
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Published: Doubleday, 02/01/2009

History, adventure, and the unknown: a perfect combination.


$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780316045520
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 10/01/2009

For inquisitive young minds, a group of like-minded young heroes.


$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780375409288
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Published: Knopf, 09/01/2009

Intriguing characters and an authentic Midwestern setting drive this potent new novel.


$26.00
ISBN-13: 9781416586289
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Published: Scribner, 10/01/2009

Jeannette Walls follows up The Glass Castle with an even more powerful story based on her grandmother. One of the New York Times Top 10 Books Of The Year.


$28.00
ISBN-13: 9781400063840
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Published: Random House, 10/01/2009

From one of the greatest living writers in America comes a new novel that showcases his talent and reveals his own writing process.


The Help (Hardcover)

$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780399155345
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Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 02/01/2009

Since its release, our best-selling book club book of the year: a stunning debut novel.


Shiver (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780545123266
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Published: Scholastic Press, 08/01/2009

For fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga, here's a whole new world.


Zeitoun (Hardcover)

$24.00
ISBN-13: 9781934781630
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: McSweeney's, 07/01/2009

A true story about our new modern America.


$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780307269768
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Published: Knopf, 11/01/2009

A marvelous new collection of short stories.




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