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Girl, Stolen by April Henry
What Should I Read in 2011?
557 books — 707 voters

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My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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Open House by Elizabeth Berg
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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The Book Was Better Than the Movie
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