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May 2009

Top 50 Titles:
  1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  3. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  4. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  7. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  8. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  9. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  10. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  11. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  12. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  13. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle
  14. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  15. The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  16. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  17. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  18. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  19. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  20. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  21. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  22. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  23. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  24. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  25. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  26. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  27. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  28. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  29. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  30. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  31. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
  32. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  33. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  34. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  35. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  36. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  37. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  38. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  39. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
  40. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  41. 1984 by George Orwell
  42. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
  43. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  44. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
  45. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  46. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  47. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
  48. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  49. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  50. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
  51. Atonement by Ian McEwan

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April 2009

MOST REQUESTED - New Favorites
  1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  2. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  3. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  4. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  5. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  6. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  7. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  8. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
  9. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
  10. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
  11. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
  12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
  13. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
  14. Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
  15. Wish You Well by David Baldacci
  16. The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty
  17. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
  18. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
  19. Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch
  20. Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
  21. Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji
  22. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
  23. The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
  24. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Top 50 Titles:
  1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  5. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  6. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  7. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  8. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  10. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  11. The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  12. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle
  13. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  14. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  15. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  16. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  17. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  18. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  19. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  20. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  21. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  22. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
  23. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
  24. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  25. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  26. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  27. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  28. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  29. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  30. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  31. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  32. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  33. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  34. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  35. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  36. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  37. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
  38. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  39. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  40. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  41. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  42. 1984 by George Orwell
  43. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  44. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
  45. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  46. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  47. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  48. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
  49. Atonement by Ian McEwan
  50. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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March 2009

Top 50 Titles:
  1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  5. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  6. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  7. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  8. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  10. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  11. The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  12. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle
  13. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  14. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  15. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  16. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  17. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  18. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  19. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  20. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  21. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  22. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
  23. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
  24. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  25. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  26. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  27. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  28. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  29. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  30. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  31. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  32. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  33. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  34. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  35. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  36. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  37. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
  38. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  39. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  40. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  41. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  42. 1984 by George Orwell
  43. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  44. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
  45. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  46. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  47. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  48. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
  49. Atonement by Ian McEwan
  50. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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February 2009

Top 50 Titles:
  1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  2. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  4. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  7. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  8. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  9. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  10. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  11. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  12. The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  13. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  14. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  15. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  16. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
  17. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  18. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle
  19. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  20. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  21. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
  22. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  23. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
  24. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  25. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  26. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  27. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  28. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  29. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  30. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  31. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
  32. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  33. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  34. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  35. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
  36. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  37. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  38. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  39. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  40. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  41. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  42. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
  43. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  44. Atonement by Ian McEwan
  45. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  46. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  47. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  48. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  49. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
  50. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

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January 2009

Top 50 Titles:
  1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  2. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
  3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  5. The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
  6. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
  7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  8. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  9. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
  10. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  11. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  12. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  13. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
  14. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
  15. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessen Boyle
  16. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  17. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  18. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  19. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
  20. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  21. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
  22. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  23. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  24. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  25. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
  26. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  27. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
  28. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  29. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
  30. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  31. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  32. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
  33. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
  34. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  35. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
  36. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  37. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  38. Animal Farm by George Orwell
  39. Atonement by Ian McEwan
  40. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  41. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  42. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  43. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  44. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  45. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
  46. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
  47. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  48. The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty
  49. One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

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