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by Gail Carson Levine
4.0(386,881)
Bound by an obedience curse, Ella seeks to break free, outwit her stepfamily, and save herself and her kingdom, proving that true freedom comes from within.
by Kristin Cashore
4.1(384,727)
A young woman with the power to kill must navigate political intrigue, forbidden love, and a continent-shattering secret that forces her to redefine her deadliest talent.
by Betty Edwards
3.9(381,548)
Retrain your brain to see like an artist, transforming how you perceive and draw the world.
by Agatha Christie
4.2(381,053)
A luxurious train journey through the snow-laden European landscape turns deadly when a ruthless American business magnate is found stabbed to death, leaving Hercule Poirot to untangle a web of twelve suspects, each with a hidden connection to the victim's dark past and a shared secret.
by Jonathan Safran Foer
4.0(380,009)
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell, carrying a tambourine and a boundless curiosity, sets out on a city-wide journey to decode a mysterious key, hoping it will answer the questions and ease the grief from his father's death on 9/11.
by Dave Pelzer
4.1(378,898)
This memoir tells the story of a boy starved, beaten, and dehumanized into an 'it' by his mother, forcing him to play her deadly games to survive.
by Nicola Yoon
4.0(378,851)
Confined by a rare illness, a sheltered girl's protected world shatters when she falls for the boy next door, forcing her to choose between safety and the perils of a life truly lived.
by Roald Dahl
4.0(378,763)
Orphaned James escapes his cruel aunts by embarking on a whimsical, world-traversing adventure inside a colossal, magical peach with a band of quirky, oversized insect friends.
by Sophie Kinsella
3.8(376,756)
Emma's embarrassing secrets spill out to a charming stranger on a turbulent flight, only for her to discover he's her company's elusive CEO.
by Kristin Hannah
4.3(376,638)
In 1974 Alaska, a family seeking a fresh start off the grid finds their dreams of freedom shattered by the brutal wilderness and the escalating darkness within their volatile, PTSD-afflicted patriarch, forcing a mother and daughter to fight for survival against both nature and man.
by Lisa Wingate
4.4(376,030)
Five siblings living on a shantyboat lose their home and family in an adoption scandal, forcing one sister to fight for her family's survival. A modern-day prosecutor uncovers the truth linking their past to her own privileged present.
by Ruth Ware
3.7(374,543)
A journalist on a luxury cruise sees a woman thrown overboard. When all passengers are accounted for, she questions her sanity while searching for the truth at sea.
by Shel Silverstein
4.3(374,236)
Enter a whimsical attic where 'Whatifs' whisper, and you'll find backward bills, polar bears in fridges, and the delightful absurdity of stolen knees, all told through Shel Silverstein's playful poems and drawings.
by John Grisham
4.0(373,545)
A brilliant but dangerous legal brief by a young law student unravels a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of power, forcing her into a desperate flight for survival with a tenacious journalist.
by Roald Dahl
4.2(373,279)
An orphaned girl teams up with a kind giant who catches dreams, and together they stop his human-eating giant relatives from attacking children in England.
by Christina Baker Kline
4.2(372,839)
A ninety-one-year-old orphan train rider and a troubled Penobscot foster teen forge an unlikely bond while unearthing a shared past of displacement and resilience.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.1(371,052)
A lonely dreamer in St. Petersburg finds his solitary world illuminated by a fleeting, four-night encounter with a young woman, only to confront the bittersweet fragility of idealized love and the stark return to reality.
by L. Frank Baum
4.0(369,625)
Swept away by a cyclone to the land of Oz, young Dorothy must journey along the Yellow Brick Road with companions to find the Wizard who can grant their desires and return her home.
by Cornelia Funke
3.9(369,454)
A young girl discovers her father can bring book characters to life, and they must confront villains he accidentally released.
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
4.1(369,427)
Robert Kiyosaki explains that financial literacy, owning assets instead of liabilities, and making money work for you are the real ways to build wealth, lessons he learned from his biological 'poor dad' and his best friend's entrepreneurial 'rich dad.'
by Deborah Harkness
4.0(369,030)
A witch and a vampire break ancient rules to find a lost manuscript that holds the key to their future and the survival of all creatures.
by Mark Cotta Vaz
4.2(368,664)
Explore the making of the 'Twilight' movie with this illustrated guide, featuring exclusive photos, interviews, and details on bringing the vampire romance to life.
by Spencer Johnson
3.8(366,815)
Four tiny maze-dwellers scramble to adapt when their beloved cheese supply vanishes, revealing a timeless parable about embracing change rather than fearing its inevitable relocation.
by Philip Pullman
4.1(366,084)
In a haunted city where soul-eating Spectres lurk, Lyra and the fugitive Will Parry navigate treacherous alternate worlds to uncover a powerful, world-shattering secret, evading a destiny that threatens to consume them both.