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Novels that take place in the state of Michigan.
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Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
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Man with an Axe (Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mysteries, #7)
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The Colored Car (Great Lakes Books)
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Song of Solomon
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Michigan Roll
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The Blind Pig (Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mysteries, #2)
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Fowl Weather
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Bob Tarte (Goodreads Author)
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| 405 |
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The Greeks of Beaubien Street (The Greektown Trilogy #1)
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Caged Warrior
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Alan Sitomer (Goodreads Author)
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| 405 |
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Life in the Fat Lane
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Cherie Bennett (Goodreads Author)
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| 405 |
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Six More Months of June
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Daisy Garrison (Goodreads Author)
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Mitt, the Michigan Mouse
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Murder Talks Turkey (Gertie Johnson, #3)
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Deb Baker (Goodreads Author)
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Deadman (Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mysteries, #5)
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Trapped (Afraid #2)
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A Stolen Season (Alex McKnight, #7)
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Steve Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
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Bucking the Sarge
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The Seasons of the EmmaLee
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Michael Lindley (Goodreads Author)
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| 419 |
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La Donna Detroit (Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mysteries, #8)
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Icewater Mansions (Mitch Mitchell #1)
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See What I See
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| 419 |
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Islands: Great Lakes' Stories
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Hit on the House (Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Mysteries, #4)
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Jingle Bells, Wedding Bells
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 260 ratings
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| 423 |
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Love, Love
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Victoria Chang (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 279 ratings
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| 423 |
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Michigan Ghost Towns: Of the Upper Peninsula
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| 427 |
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Strike Dog
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4.22 avg rating — 572 ratings
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| 427 |
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Mrs. Everything
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Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 93,905 ratings
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| 429 |
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Ghost Stories of Michigan
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3.47 avg rating — 104 ratings
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The Batboy
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| 429 |
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The Crooked Angel: A Burr Lafayette Mystery
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Charles Cutter (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 168 ratings
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| 432 |
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Wreck Ashore: The United States Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes
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4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Sleepwalker
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Karen Robards (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 4,156 ratings
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| 432 |
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President of the Whole Fifth Grade (President Series, 1)
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Sherri Winston (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 1,655 ratings
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| 432 |
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The Dollmaker
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Tradition: Bo Schembechler's Michigan Memories University of Michigan Football)
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4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Women and the Lakes: Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales
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3.32 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee, #1)
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3.39 avg rating — 655 ratings
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A Curious Glimpse of Michigan
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Kevin Kammeraad (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
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| 439 |
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The Chocolate Bridal Bash (A Chocoholic Mystery, #6)
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3.90 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
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The Christmas Tree Ship
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3.66 avg rating — 82 ratings
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| 439 |
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Willow Run
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3.74 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
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Michigan: A Bicentennial History
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3.89 avg rating — 93 ratings
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| 443 |
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Chocolate to Die For (A Chocoholic Mystery #4 & #5)
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4.10 avg rating — 147 ratings
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Stealing Buddha's Dinner
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Five Kids, One Christmas
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Terese Ramin (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 54 ratings
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| 443 |
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More Than Maybe
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Erin Hahn (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 3,898 ratings
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| 448 |
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Driftwood: Stories Picked Up Along the Shore
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4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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| 448 |
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The Lake Effect
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Erin McCahan (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
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| 450 |
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Tales of the Old North Shore: Paintings and Companion Stories
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| 450 |
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The Truth Lies Here
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Lindsey Klingele (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 811 ratings
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| 452 |
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It's My State !: Michigan
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3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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| 452 |
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Eye of the Beholder
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3.82 avg rating — 492 ratings
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| 452 |
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The Mighty Soo: Five Hundred Years at Sault Ste. Marie
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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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| 452 |
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Hello Girls
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Brittany Cavallaro (Goodreads Author)
3.40 avg rating — 15,940 ratings
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Murder Michigan
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3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
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| 456 |
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So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior
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Curt Brown (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 387 ratings
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A Million Junes
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Emily Henry (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 38,929 ratings
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| 459 |
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More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State
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The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses
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3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
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| 459 |
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I Now Pronounce You Someone Else
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Erin McCahan (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
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| 462 |
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Michigan 24/7 (America 24/7 State Book Series)
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3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Tracking the Beast (Steve Martinez, #5)
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3.83 avg rating — 53 ratings
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| 462 |
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Next Spring an Oriole (Oriole, #1)
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3.62 avg rating — 149 ratings
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Tales from Michigan Stadium
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Hannah
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| 467 |
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The Mystery in the Old Attic (The Boxcar Children Special, #9)
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| 468 |
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Perennials for Michigan
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| 468 |
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No Cream Puffs
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Karen Day (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 684 ratings
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The Danger Box
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Wildflowers of Michigan Field Guide
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Stan Tekiela (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Brass Monkeys
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Michigan Haunts and Hauntings
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The Quirks: Welcome to Normal
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Erin Soderberg Downing (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 350 ratings
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| 475 |
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What It Means to Be a Wolverine: Michigan's Greatest Players Talk About Michigan Football
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Fireweed
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The Legend of Michigan
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Season's Revenge (Steve Martinez, #1)
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Copper Magic
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The Michigan Counting Book (America by the Numbers)
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Band Fags!
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Frank Anthony Polito (Goodreads Author)
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Ghosts and Legends of Michigan's West Coast
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Cupcake Cousins (Cupcake Cousins, #1)
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Kate Hannigan (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 285 ratings
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Hang Fire (Steve Martinez, #4)
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Chasing Helicity (Chasing Helicity, #1)
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Blue Ice: The Story of Michigan Hockey
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North of Nowhere (Alex McKnight, #4)
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Steve Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 4,379 ratings
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Black Bottom Saints
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Ghosts of Southeast Michigan
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Kristy Robinett (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Blue Wolf in Green Fire (Woods Cop, #2)
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Beautiful Music
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Michael Zadoorian (Goodreads Author)
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You Were There Before My Eyes
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Slow Dance (Man of the Month #22)
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Jennifer Greene (Goodreads Author)
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The Art Student's War
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Michigan Memories: Inside Bo Schembechler's Football Scrapbook
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A Venture into Murder (Steve Martinez, #2)
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Let's Get Criminal (Nick Hoffman, #1)
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Lev Raphael (Goodreads Author)
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The Woman Most Likely To...
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Jennifer Greene (Goodreads Author)
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Nirvana Is Here
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Aaron Hamburger (Goodreads Author)
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In His Dreams (Michigan Island, #3)
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May 15, 2019 06:20PM
Add this book to the list: "Fireweed" by Mildred Walker. Set in a mill town in the UP in the early 1930s. Published in 1934. Well done
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