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2009The City & the CityExplains the endingCrime fiction / Speculative fictionChina Mieville / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapBorders / Perception2009The HelpExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Historical fictionKathryn Stockett / Based on The HelpRecap: Useful recapRace / Work2009The Maze RunnerExplains the endingCompare with the filmYoung adult novel / Science fictionJames Dashner / Based on The Maze RunnerRecap: Strong recapSurvival / Memory2009Wolf HallExplains the endingHistorical fiction / Political fictionHilary Mantel / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapPower / Ambition2008The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / Epistolary novelMary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows / United StatesRecap: Useful recapOccupation / Community2008The Hunger GamesExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian / Young adultSuzanne Collins / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Power2008The Three-Body ProblemExplains the endingScience fictionScience fiction / Hard science fictionLiu Cixin / ChinaRecap: Useful recapFirst contact / Civilization2007The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoExplains the endingLiterary fiction / Coming-of-age fictionJunot Diaz / United StatesRecap: Useful recapFamily / Diaspora2007The DescendantsExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Family dramaKaui Hart Hemmings / United StatesRecap: Useful recapFamily / Betrayal
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