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  Best Books of 2012: The West Vancouver Memorial Library Choice Awards!  
   
 

The book with the most recommendations from adults was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, with multiple gems coming in at a close second, including The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes; Behind the Beautiful Forevers, by Katherine Boo; 419, by Will Ferguson; Believing the Lie, by Elizabeth George; The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern; and 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami.

List of West Vancouver's Best Books of 2012

In the eyes of youth, it seems nothing tops Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling—though Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games and Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

List of West Vancouver Youths' Best Books of 2012

 
   
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