Sandra Newman
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Julia
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2023
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The Heavens
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2019
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The Country of Ice Cream Star
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2014
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The Men
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2022
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The Western Lit Survival Kit: An Irreverent Guide to the Classics, from Homer to Faulkner
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2012
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The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel
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2002
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Cake
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2007
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Four Classic American Novels: The Scarlet Letter, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Red Badge Of Courage, Billy Budd
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1969
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Changeling: A Memoir Of Parents Lost And Found
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2010
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Ancient Greece (A True Book)
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2009
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