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    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    by Junot DĂ­az

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    Superfudge

    by Judy Blume

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    Toms River

    by Dan Fagin

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    The Stranger (Movie Tie-In)

    by Harlan Coben

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    The Wishbones

    by Tom Perrotta

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    In the Unlikely Event

    by Judy Blume

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    Nemesis

    by Philip Roth

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    Middletown, America

    by Gail Sheehy

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    The Bascombe Novels

    by Richard Ford

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