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by Gary D. Schmidt
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Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood faces Shakespeare, angry rats, and yellow tights while navigating Vietnam and cream puff-demanding bullies, finding courage during his dreaded Wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker.
by James S.A. Corey
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Humanity's peace across a thousand worlds is about to shatter. The Rocinante crew faces a terrifying power from a lost colony, a power that could redefine human civilization.
by Patricia Cornwell
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Dr. Kay Scarpetta's investigation into a decomposed stowaway's remains on a cargo ship spirals into an international conspiracy, forcing her to risk her career and life from Richmond to the morgues of Paris.
by Chaim Potok
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A young Hasidic artist faces a crisis: his sacred art, a divine calling, threatens to destroy his family and community with its beautiful blasphemy.
by Piers Anthony
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After accidentally killing Death, Zane becomes Thanatos, riding his pale horse/limo Mortis to weigh souls and escort them to their eternal reward, all while battling Satan's plans to control the woman he loves.
by AbJimenez
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A fiercely independent woman, secretly facing the loss of her ability to have children, finds her carefully constructed 'friend zone' crumbling when a charming, family-oriented best man ignites a passionate connection she knows can only end in heartbreak.
by Robert Harris
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An aqueduct engineer races to fix a mysterious water crisis in Pompeii, uncovers a conspiracy, and faces the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
by J. Ryan Stradal
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From puréed pork shoulder to secretive supper clubs, a Midwestern chef's culinary journey through love, loss, and lutefisk transforms her into a culinary legend, one dish at a time.
by Adam Silvera
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After his first love, Theo, dies suddenly, Griffin struggles with his obsessive compulsions and finds unexpected comfort with Theo's new boyfriend, all while facing secrets that threaten to upend his past and future.
by Richard Paul Evans
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A teenager with Tourette's syndrome finds he can manipulate electricity. He discovers a shadowy organization hunting others like him, which forces him to use his powers to save himself and his electric allies.
by Rachel Carson
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Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" uncovers humanity's destructive use of pesticides, sparking a global awakening that created the modern environmental movement.
by Linda Sue Park
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An orphaned boy in 12th-century Korea dreams of making celadon pottery. He works hard and travels far to prove his skill, even when only a single pot fragment remains.
by Rachel Caine
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A genius college student's attempt to protect her vampire-ridden Texas town backfires, causing its inhabitants, including her boyfriend and best friend, to forget their very identities, forcing her to reverse the magic before she too loses herself and Morganville to oblivion.
by David Mitchell
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In the English village of Black Swan Green, thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor experiences a year of Cold War worries, first loves, and his parents' crumbling marriage, all while secretly writing poetry about life and change.
by Susane Colasanti
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As senior year begins, a smart girl's search for true love and a top college conflicts with a slacker musician's pursuit of her heart, even as a popular jock tries to win her over.
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
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To save his kingdom from war and an assassin, the new King Jaron leaves his throne and starts a dangerous journey where he must choose between sacrifice and desertion.
by Agatha Christie
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When a mysterious, dust-covered man collapses in his doorway, repeating the number four, Hercule Poirot is thrust into a dangerous global conspiracy to unmask a quartet of masterminds threatening world peace.
by Katarina Bivald
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A heartbroken Swedish bookworm inherits a quirky Iowa town's secrets and an unexpected shot at love, one unconventional bookstore recommendation at a time.
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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After an asteroid strike changes the moon and causes tsunamis in New York City, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must navigate a city in chaos, protect his younger sisters, and deal with his parents' disappearance while hoping to survive.
by David Deida
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David Deida's 'The Way of the Superior Man' guides men to embrace their masculine purpose, navigate relationships with integrity, and live a life of spiritual and sexual fulfillment.
by Daniel H. Wilson
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Our advanced technology silently turns against us, leading to a terrifying global war started by a childlike AI named Archos. Every smart device becomes a potential enemy.
by W. Somerset Maugham
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In the opulent yet constrained 1920s, a socialite's reckless affair unravels, forcing her from the ballrooms of Hong Kong to the front lines of a cholera epidemic, where she confronts her past and discovers the meaning of love and redemption amidst the dying.
by J.D. Robb
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In futuristic New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates an elite dating service where lonely clients become a serial killer's ritualistic prey.
by Nadia Hashimi
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In a society where women are veiled and silenced, two Afghan women a century apart live as boys to gain forbidden freedoms, only to face their true identities when womanhood arrives.