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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Naoki Higashida - Random House
Format: Hardcover

"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid."--Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show" NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - "The Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg Businessweek - Bookish" FINALIST FOR THE BOOKS...
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Haven Point: A Novel

Virginia Hume - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Maren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort--and to see the world beyond her family's cornfields. As a cadet nurse at Walter Reed Medical Center, she's swept off her feet by Dr. Oliver Demarest, a handsome...
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The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side

Damien Lewis - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

An instant hit in the UK, this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War II, joined in flight missions, and survived everything from crash-landings to parachute bailouts—ultimately saving the life of his owner and dearest friend.In...
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Bury Me In My Boots

Dierks Bentley - Big Machine Records
Format: Audio CD

EDITORIAL REVIEWS Bold and electric, THE CADILLAC THREE has proven to be a force with high-energy shows and gritty sonic instincts. Having grown a rabid fanbase across the globe, TC3 was named 2014s UK Classic Rock Roll of Honour Best New Band and became 2015s most played new band on Planet...
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A Children's Bible: A Novel

Lydia Millet - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant, indelible novel of teenage alienation and adult complacency in a world whose climate and culture are unraveling.Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet's sublime new novel -- her first since the National Book Award-longlisted Sweet Lamb of Heaven -- follows a group of eerily...
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Leave the World Behind: A Novel

Rumaan Alam - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongAmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter,...
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Tom Clancy Firing Point

Mike Maden - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

Jack Ryan, Jr is out to avenge the murder of an old friend, but the vein of evil he's tapped into may run too deep for him to handle in the latest electric entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.While on vacation in Barcelona, Jack Ryan, Jr. is surprised to run into an old friend...
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Out of My Mind

Sharon M Draper - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting! "A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes." - School Library Journal (starred review) "Unflinching and realistic." - KirkusReviews (starred review) From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes...
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The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

Andy Greene - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first century, told by its creators, writers, and actors When did you last hang out with Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael, and the rest of Dunder Mifflin? It might have been back in 2013, when...
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