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<title><![CDATA[Reservation Blues]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["In this award-winning novel, Alexie resurrects the legend of Robert Johnson, the guitar player who sold his soul to the devil, and brings him and his infamous instrument to a Spokane reservation, where they set off a series of tragicomic events. With its magical realism and remarkable characters, this novel offers a lot of material for discussion, both on style and subject." -- Dana Schulz, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Reservation Blues]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sherman Alexie]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Grove Press]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780802141903]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[In this award-winning novel, Alexie resurrects the legend of Robert Johnson, the guitar player who sold his soul to the devil, and brings him and his infamous instrument to a Spokane reservation, where they set off a series of tragicomic events. With its magical realism and remarkable characters, this novel offers a lot of material for discussion, both on style and subject.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Dana Schulz, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[30]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Bageant moves back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, and gives us a scathing (and funny!) indictment of America's blindness to the working class -- presented with personal insight, history, anecdotes, and hard facts." -- Stacie Williams, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Milwaukee, WI]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Bageant]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Three Rivers Press]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307339379]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Bageant moves back to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, and gives us a scathing (and funny!) indictment of America's blindness to the working class -- presented with personal insight, history, anecdotes, and hard facts.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Stacie Williams, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Milwaukee, WI]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[30]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[Red Rover: A Novel]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["As the narrative in this tale of betrayal and redemption swings from past to present, from the actions of young men to those of the elders they become, McNamer brings the Montana winter landscape to life through brutal images. Brilliantly written, this novel and the memorable characters who inhabit it will stick in your memory long after you read the last page." -- Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Red Rover: A Novel]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McNamer]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Penguin]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780143113546]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[As the narrative in this tale of betrayal and redemption swings from past to present, from the actions of young men to those of the elders they become, McNamer brings the Montana winter landscape to life through brutal images. Brilliantly written, this novel and the memorable characters who inhabit it will stick in your memory long after you read the last page.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[30]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["All generations would benefit from this delightful recollection of a time when hard times were met with cheerful self-sufficiency, and everyone from young to old was valued for their contributions to family and community. Book groups will find it interesting to compare how families and communities worked then and now." -- Rose Rhoades, University Book Store, Seattle, WA]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mildred Armstrong Kalish]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Bantam]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780553384246]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[All generations would benefit from this delightful recollection of a time when hard times were met with cheerful self-sufficiency, and everyone from young to old was valued for their contributions to family and community. Book groups will find it interesting to compare how families and communities worked then and now.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Rose Rhoades, University Book Store, Seattle, WA]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[30]]></bsbl:rank>

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<title><![CDATA[The Night Birds: A Novel]]></title>

<description><![CDATA["Set in 1870s Minnesota, this haunting, sometimes magical, story tells of life on the Great Plains and the relations with the Dakota Indians. Settlers and Indians are sympathetically portrayed, allowing the reader into the gray areas between right and wrong. I will recommend this to book clubs." -- Lisa Sharp, Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, AR]]></description>

<dc:title><![CDATA[The Night Birds: A Novel]]></dc:title>

<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Maltman]]></dc:creator>

<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Soho Press]]></dc:publisher>

<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781569475027]]></dc:identifier>

<dc:description><![CDATA[Set in 1870s Minnesota, this haunting, sometimes magical, story tells of life on the Great Plains and the relations with the Dakota Indians. Settlers and Indians are sympathetically portrayed, allowing the reader into the gray areas between right and wrong. I will recommend this to book clubs.]]></dc:description>

<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Lisa Sharp, Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, AR]]></dc:contributor>

<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[30]]></bsbl:rank>

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