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“Writers need to be fearless. There is just no other way. --Paul”
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Which books should we read May 2012? Book should be pubbed between 1/1/12 and 4/30/12. Write-ins welcome but CHECK the list first, please!

Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers

5 votes 21.7%

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

5 votes 21.7%

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

3 votes 13.0%

Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

3 votes 13.0%

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

2 votes 8.7%

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick

1 vote 4.3%

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

1 vote 4.3%

Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies by Marc Aronson

1 vote 4.3%

The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats

1 vote 4.3%

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

1 vote 4.3%

The Final Four by Paul Volponi

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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey

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The Girls of No Return by Erin Saldin

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Insurgent by Veronica Roth

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Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony

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