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cover and description of the book: The Amazing Adventures of kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

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2010: Our Community Is Reading
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY
 by Michael Chabon Read more...

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Read about this year's finalists here

Hanna Coulder by Wendell Berry The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Merrill Block The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon The Known World by Edward Jones The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Criteria for this year's book:
  • A contemporary work of fiction
  • Available in paperback
  • Accessible to high school students age 16 and up
  • A work that lends itself to thoughtful discussion of significant social/cultural issues
  • Written by an American author in the 20th or 21st century

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