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The Dry Heart
Natalia Ginzburg (auth.), Frances Fre­naye (trans.)
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Hap­pi­ness, as Such
Natalia Ginzburg (auth.), Min­na Proc­tor (trans.)
Fiction
The Face Tells the Secret
Jane Bern­stein
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The Liar
Ayelet Gun­dar-Goshen ; Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
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Mag­gie Brown & Others
Peter Orner
Children's
Mr. Temp­kin Climbs a Tree
Cary Fagan (auth.), Car­les Arbat (illus.)
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Strangers and Cousins
Leah Hager Cohen
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How Could She
Lau­ren Mechling
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Splitsville
Howard Akler
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An Unortho­dox Match
Nao­mi Ragen
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The Lim­its of the World
Jen­nifer Acker
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Fleish­man is in Trouble
Taffy Brodess­er-Akn­er
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Love is a Rebel­lious Bird
Elayne Kas­son 
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The His­to­ry of Liv­ing Forever
Jake Wolff
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The Sum­mer Demands
Deb­o­rah Shapiro

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