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by Jenny Nimmo
3.8(40,272)
At the ominous Bloor Academy, young Charlie Bone must decipher the hushed secrets of talking photographs and navigate a treacherous world of unexpected magic to uncover the truth his scheming aunts desperately want to keep hidden.
by Chanda Hahn
3.9(40,257)
After an act of heroism makes her popular, an ordinary high school girl discovers she's a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, inheriting their unfinished, cursed fairy tales and becoming the next target of a powerful, vengeful Story.
by Sabaa Tahir
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As war engulfs the Martial Empire, a Shrike fights to protect her family from a mad emperor, a scholar hunts a demon while facing betrayal, and a Soul Catcher battles an ancient power that threatens to sever him from the woman he loves.
by Cynthia Hand
4.1(40,185)
In an alternate Tudor England, a dying king, a bookish noblewoman, and a shape-shifting horse named G must conspire to save the kingdom from a fanatical plot, all while navigating unexpected romance and the looming threat of execution.
by Vince Flynn
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Mitch Rapp's final mission puts him in danger, making him face a German industrialist who arms dangerous terrorists.
by Isabel Allende
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Orphaned and poor, Eva Luna tells her remarkable life story through vivid tales, changing her South American world with imagination and the diverse people she meets.
by Charles Dickens
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Penniless but principled, young Nicholas Nickleby navigates a world of Dickensian rogues, theatrical eccentrics, and cruel injustices to protect his family and forge his own path.
by Ling Ma
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During a global pandemic that turns people into automatons, a secretly pregnant millennial office worker navigates the ruins of New York with a cult-like group of survivors, confronting the consumerism of her past life.
by Terry Pratchett
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A street-smart talking cat, his intelligent rat companions, and a human boy con their way through towns with a Pied Piper scam, until they find a sinister secret in Bad Blintz. This forces them to face real danger and the dark truths of their own existence.
by Cinda Williams Chima
4.1(40,022)
A rebellious teenage wizard, plagued by uncontrolled magic and a tragic past, is thrust into a secluded school where the charismatic headmaster promises training but secretly plots to exploit his students' powers for a sinister agenda.
by Tim Tharp
3.5(39,999)
A charming, hard-partying high school senior with no future plans finds his carefully constructed world of superficial fun challenged when he unexpectedly falls for the 'social disaster' he set out to transform.
by Nora Roberts
4.0(39,967)
A Baltimore cop, still grieving his partner's death, moves to Lunacy, Alaska, for a fresh start as police chief, only to uncover an old murder that threatens his new life and budding romance.
by Jonathan Swift
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Swift's satirical essay suggests that impoverished Irish parents might sell their children as food to alleviate their suffering and enrich the Anglo-Irish gentry.
by Brian Jacques
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A young mouse, enslaved by the stoat Badrang, plots his freedom, the recovery of his father's sword, and the liberation of all oppressed creatures from the fortress of Marshank.
by Harlan Coben
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A suburban soccer mom, a photographer, and a detective find their lives unraveling when a seventeen-year-old disappearance resurfaces, exposing the dark secrets hidden beneath their lives.
by Chris Colfer
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When the vengeful Enchantress kidnaps their mother, twin siblings Alex and Conner must defy their grandmother and journey back to the Land of Stories to rescue her and prevent the fairy tale world from crumbling.
by Colleen Hoover
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Trapped in a violent web spun by her possessive drug lord boyfriend, Sloan finds a dangerous glimmer of hope in the undercover agent sent to destroy him, forcing her to choose between survival and a love that could be her ultimate undoing.
by Seth Godin
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by Terry Pratchett
4.0(39,613)
A time-traveling policeman hunts a serial killer targeting his younger self in a city on the verge of revolution, confronting the cycles of societal change and the meaning of justice.
by Maeve Binchy
4.0(39,596)
In a Dublin evening class, a diverse group of adults find their lives unexpectedly intertwined and transformed through shared dreams of Italy and the universal language of human connection.
by David Baldacci
4.0(39,581)
A chilling game of copycat serial murders terrorizes a community, drawing ex-Secret Service agents King and Maxwell into a frantic hunt that forces them to confront a terrifying truth hidden within an aristocratic family's secrets.
by Meg Rosoff
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Amidst a sudden war that isolates them in rural England, a cynical New York teen finds an unexpected home and an unconventional love with her cousins, only to have it shattered by the brutal realities of survival.
by Elizabeth George
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A brutal beheading in a tranquil Yorkshire valley plunges aristocratic Inspector Lynley and his working-class partner into a labyrinth of ancient legends, dark family secrets, and a confession that only deepens the mystery.
by Adam Silvera
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In a near-future Bronx, a heartbroken teen grapples with love, loss, and a memory-altering procedure that promises happiness but threatens to erase his true self and the boy he's falling for.