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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:
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Hardcover)
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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.
Let the Great World Spin (Paperback)
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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)
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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.
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Published: Doubleday, 02/01/2009
History, adventure, and the unknown: a perfect combination.
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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.
A Gate at the Stairs (Hardcover)
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Published: Knopf, 09/01/2009
Intriguing characters and an authentic Midwestern setting drive this potent new novel.
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Hardcover)
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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.
Last Night in Twisted River (Hardcover)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Published: McSweeney's, 07/01/2009
A true story about our new modern America.
Too Much Happiness: Stories (Hardcover)
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Published: Knopf, 11/01/2009
A marvelous new collection of short stories.








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