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a first novel, Alligators May Be
Present (University of Wisconsin
Press; $24.95). The plot has to do
with a missing person, whose disap-
pearance is questioned by a grand-
son, a writer for a Jewish newspaper.
Solving the mystery takes on a new
dimension when the grandson is
asked to help a man with his mem-
oirs.

A 9-year-old nar-
rates Extremely

Loud and
Incredibly Close
(Houghton
Mifflin; $24.95),
a novel about a
boy obsessed with
keeping everyone
he loves safe.
Jonathan Safran
Foer's book follows Oskar Schell,
whose father was killed in the World
Trade Center. When Oskar comes
across a key in his late father's closet,
he wants to find the lock it opens. In
the process, he finds ways of opening
up to new people.

Mark Kurlansky
creates a diverse
neighborhood and
divergent comic
characters in

Boogaloo on 2nd
Avenue
(Ballantine
Books; $24.95).
The novel by
this New York
Times writer takes place in the 1980s
and introduces a son and his father —
claustrophobic Nathan Seltzer, who
wonders whether he should cheat on
his wife, and hopeful Harry Seltzer,
who tries to make lots of money by
bringing back a dance craze. Love and
guilt enter into the mix.

Sophie Applebaum comes of age as she
seeks her identity in The Wonder Spot
(Viking; $24.95) and introduces read-
ers to a chain of romantic interests.
This main character, created by author
Melissa Bank, is far from perfect and
experiences men without experiencing
perfect outcomes. Not exactly a novel,
this work of fiction is defined as
"linked stories," with recurring themes
first introduced in Bank's previous
book, The Girl's Guide to Hunting and

Fishing.

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about a baby-boomer who changes a
disabling name more than once, Estrin
creates activists and academics who
affect the course of the plot. The main
character meets up with racial tensions
and anti-war demonstrations described
by an author relying on his own take
on humor to tackle the darker com-
plexities of life.

A car accident kills
the daughter of
Naomi and Rick
Wechsler, who
cope with their loss
throughout In

Dahlia's Wake
(Doubleday;
$23.95) by Yona
Zeldis McDonough. The wife
leaves her job to become a hospital
volunteer, drawn to the doctor who
delivered the devastating news. The
husband begins an affair with his
office manager after Naomi becomes
distant. Attitudes toward the value of
life make them confront the changes
in their relationship.

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Vivien Spitz, a court reporter from
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Nuremberg Trials. Her experiences in
learning about the medical atrocities
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Doctors from Hell: The Horrific
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