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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)

$26.95

ISBN-13: 9780307269980
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Published: Knopf, 7/2009

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)

By Colum Mccann

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780812973990
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 6/2010

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

Homer's Odyssey (Hardcover)

By Gwen Cooper

$20.00

ISBN-13: 9780385343855
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Delacorte Press, 8/2009

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

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Hardcover)

By David Grann

$27.50

ISBN-13: 9780385513531
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Published: Doubleday, 2/2009

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

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (Hardcover)

By Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka

$16.99

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

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

A Gate at the Stairs (Hardcover)

By Lorrie Moore

$25.95

ISBN-13: 9780375409288
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Published: Knopf, 9/2009

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

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Hardcover)

By Jeannette Walls

$26.00

ISBN-13: 9781416586289
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Published: Scribner, 10/2009

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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.