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Click the Excel link below to download an spreadsheet with all the "best of the best" titles on it.
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 AN EXCEL FILE
To download our GEMS Archives, click Archives. To download the Summer 2004 GEMS, click here.
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Each issue of GEMS singles out several books for special attention. Generally speaking, we notice ten titles this way. The following lists the "best of the best" from our first three issues.
The First GEMS: SUMMER 2003
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| Title | Author | ID Number | Price |
| Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Blood For Blood | Rizzolo, S. K. | 59905964 | $24.95 |
| 2. | Single Wife: A Novel | Solomon, Nina | 59832592 | $23.95 |
| 3. | Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of
The Women Of Afghanistan | Armstrong, Sally | 59561084 | $24.95 |
Young Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Jonah Sees Ghosts | Sullivan, Mark | 00146579 | $13.95 |
| 2. | Meridian Digest Edition
Vol. 1. Flying Solo | Kesel, Barbara | 59806788 | $9.95 |
| 3. | Paul Has A Summer Job | Rabagliati, Michel | 59491116 | $16.95 |
| 4. | Planet On The Table:
Poets on the Reading Life | Bryan, Sharon | 59388269 | $16.95 |
Juvenile GEMS |
| 1. | Little Book of Latin American Folktales | Dearden, Carmen Diana | 00170399 | $8.95 |
| 2. | Moon's Cloud Blanket | St Romain, Rose Anne | 00328251 | $14.95 |
| 3. | Yawn Heard 'Round The World | Thomas, Scott | 00100609 | $14.95 |
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FALL 2003 GEMS
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| Title | Author | ID Number | Price |
| Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Deafening | Itani, Frances | 00575968 | $24.00 |
| 2. | Beneath a Harvest Ski | Peterson, Tracie | 00178659 | $12.99 |
| 3. | Calendars | Finch, Annie | 00740705 | $14.95 |
| 4. | Mildred Pierced | Kaminsky, Stuart M. | 59973501 | $24.00 |
| 5. | Mammoth Cheese | Holman, Sheri | 60071354 | $24.00 |
| 6. | Riding a Blue Horse | Elliott, Carter | 59973625 | $24.00 |
Young Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Amaryllis | Crist-Evans, Craig | 00303011 | $11.95 |
| 2. | Everything Cat:
What Kids Really Want
To Know About Cats | Crisp, Marty | 00630241 | $9.95 |
Juvenile GEMS |
| 1. | Bye Bye! | Kaufmann, Nancy | 00170275 | $14.95 |
| 2. | Fire: An Ethiopian Folk Tale | Janisch, Heinz | 00695750 | $15.95 |
| 3. | Late For School | Reiss, Mike | 00377295 | $16.95 |
| 4. | Leo The Lightning Bug (Includes CD) | Drachman, Eric | 58113924 | $18.95 |
| 5. | Oh, Crumps! Ay, Caramba! English and Spanish | Drachman, Eric | 00402001 | $16.95 |
| 6. | Pumpkin Shivaree | Agran, Rick | 00699276 | $15.95 |
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WINTER 2004 GEMS
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| Title | Author | ID Number | Price |
| Adult GEMS |
| 1. | My Husband Betty: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Cross-Dressing But Were Afraid To Ask | Boyd, Helen | 00607398 | $16.95 |
| 2. | Friendly Game Of Poker: 52 Takes On The Neighborhood Game | Austen, Jake | 00935573 | $14.95 |
| 3. | Blood and Fire | Gerrold, David | 00944033 | $14.95 |
| 4. | Eagles and Angels | Zeh, Juli | 00635839 | $14.95 |
Young Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Song For Eloise | Sauerwein, Leigh | 00860077 | $15.95 |
| 2. | Hellboy: Wierd Tales, Vol. 1 | Cassaday, John | 00871214 | $17.95 |
| 3. | vogelein: clockwork faerie | Irwin, Jane | 01282751 | $12.95 |
Juvenile GEMS |
| 1. | Wild Colors | Jecan, Gavriel | 00859850 | $15.95 |
| 2. | You Must Be Joking! | Brewer, Paul | 00859931 | $15.95 |
| 3. | Black Sunshine Of Goody Pryne | Withrow, Sarah | 00859907 | $15.95 |
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SPRING 2004 GEMS
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| Title | Author | ID Number | Price |
| Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Americans Rebels | Newfield, Jack | 00977047 | $16.95 |
| 2. | Girl Like Che Guevara: A Novel | Doval, Teresa De La Caridad | 01483188 | $24.00 |
| 3. | How I Left The Great State Of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things | Jackson, Joe | 00976164 | $15.00 |
| 4. | Lust: The Seven Deadly Sins | Blackburn, Simon | 01085255 | $17.95 |
| 5. | Rose Fo Martinique: A Life Of Napoleon's Josephine | Stuart, Andrea | 01492152 | $27.50 |
| 6. | Woman I Kept To Myself: Poems | Alvarez, Julia | 01411780 | $17.95 |
Young Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Casey Jones | Brimner, Larry Dane | 01224077 | $22.60 |
| 2. | Hellboy Junior | Mignola, Michael | 01299530 | $14.95 |
| 3. | Outsiders : Looking For Trouble | Winick, Judd | 01758950 | $12.95 |
| 4. | Thought Of High Windows | Kositsky, Lynne | 01506986 | $16.95 |
Juvenile GEMS |
| 1. | Library | Hoena, B. A. | 01163035 | $18.60 |
| 2. | Morning Meals Around The World | Gregoire, Maryellen | 01292749 | $21.26 |
| 3. | Princess And The Pea : A Retelling Of The Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale | Blackaby, Susan | 00446564 | $18.60 |
| 4. | 'Til The Cows Come Home | Icenoggle, Jodi | 01374508 | $15.95 |
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SUMMER 2004 GEMS
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| Title | Author | ID Number | Price |
| Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Change Your Underwear
Twice A Week | Gregory, Danny | 01565796 | $18.95 |
| 2. | Complete Book Of The Summer Olympics | Wallechinsky, David | 01677942 | $24.95 |
| 3. | Dancing Arabs | Kashua, Sayed | 01505777 | $12.00 |
| 4. | House To Ourselves | Lawson, Todd | 01167243 | $35.00 |
| 5. | In The Face Of Death | Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn | 01635867 | $14.95 |
| 6. | Kerouac: The Definitive Biography | Maher, Paul | 00271470 | $27.95 |
| 7. | Moveon's 50 Ways To Love Your Country | | 01590251 | $10.95 |
| 8. | Nesting: It's A Chick Thing | Beanland, Ame Mahler | 01555634 | $13.95 |
| 9. | Poe & Fanny: A Novel | May, John | 01411764 | $24.95 |
| 10. | Tomato Festival Cookbook | Davis-Hollander, L. | 01562533 | $16.95 |
| 11. | Vanilla | Ecott, Tim | 01505319 | $22.00 |
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| Young Adult GEMS |
| 1. | Acting With A Pencil | Blevins, Bret | 01800000 | $19.95 |
| 2. | Art Of Hellboy | Mignola, Michael | 01299727 | $29.95 |
| 3. | Catwoman: Nine Lives Of A Feline Fatale | | 02003139 | $14.95 |
| 4. | Fables: Storybook Love | Willingham, Bill | 01759493 | $14.95 |
| 5. | How The Light Gets In | Hyland, M. J. | 01809369 | $13.00 |
| 6. | Mama: Latina Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers | Perez-Brown, Maria | 01481584 | $14.95 |
| 7. | Mammoth Cheese | Holman, Sheri | 01505858 | $13.00 |
| 8. | Mystery Of The Missing Candlestick | Weltman, June | 02039427 | $23.95 |
| 9. | New Metal Masters | Newquist, H. P. | 01593307 | $19.95 |
| 10. | Stargazing | Hill, Peter | 01506072 | $24.00 |
| 11. | Three Among The Wolves | Thayer, Helen | 01592157 | $22.95 |
| 12. | Urban Bikers' Tricks And Tips | Glowacz, Dave | 01729209 | $14.95 |
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| Juvenile GEMS |
| 1. | Cat's Vacation | Schoch, Irene | 01644726 | $15.95 |
| 2. | Defending Irene | Nitz, Kristin Wolden | 01652621 | $14.95 |
| 3. | Dream On Blanca's Wall | Medina, Jane | 01295373 | $16.95 |
| 4. | Halloween Alphabet | Vidrine, Beverly Barras | 02089920 | $7.95 |
| 5. | Honeysuckle House | Cheng, Andrea | 01589857 | $16.95 |
| 6. | Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Jellybeans | Henry, Heather French | 01608959 | $15.95 |
| 7. | Lilo And Stich V.1 | Disney | 01901699 | $7.99 |
| 8. | Relax Kids: The Wishing Well | Viegas, Marneta | 01685740 | $14.95 |
| 9. | What Color Is Your Piggy Bank? | Linecker, Adelia Cellini | 01591851 | $10.95 |
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