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by Alan Hollinghurst
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In Thatcher's 1980s Britain, a young, gay man obsessed with art moves into the home of a powerful Tory family, observing their lives of class, desire, and belonging, until their tragic collapse.
by David Almond
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In a collapsing garage, a boy whose sister is ill finds a creature of feather and bone, an enigmatic being that blends bird, angel, and the essence of hope.
by Gary Paulsen
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Tasked by the government to relive his harrowing survival, Brian Robeson must once again brave the wilderness, this time rafting an unconscious psychologist down a treacherous river after a lightning strike disables their only communication.
by James A. Michener
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Follow the Steed family through four centuries of American history, as their lives connect with the story of the Chesapeake Bay, from its wild beginnings to the founding of a nation.
by Russell Brand
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Russell Brand’s raw memoir describes his journey from addiction and self-destruction to comedy stardom and sobriety.
by Michelle Paver
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Six millennia ago, a twelve-year-old outcast and his telepathic wolf-cub companion must brave primeval forests and treacherous glaciers to defeat a malevolent spirit threatening their ancient world.
by Robin Oliveira
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During the Civil War, a determined midwife defies social rules and personal pain to become a surgeon, working on battlefields in Washington D.C. and influencing the men who see her talent.
by Paulo Coelho
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In the Mojave Desert, Paulo Coelho and his wife begin a 40-day quest to break a curse, guided by his guardian angel and the mysterious Valkyries.
by James Surowiecki
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Many people, not just a few, are key to solving problems, gaining knowledge, and making accurate predictions in all areas of life and leadership.
by L. Frank Baum
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When a storm-tossed Dorothy washes ashore in the whimsical land of Ev, she must gather a talking chicken, a mechanical man, and old friends to outwit the cunning Nome King and rescue the imprisoned royal family, even if it means facing his most potent enchantments.
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Betrayed and robbed of his revolutionary robot invention, a brilliant engineer from 1970 is tricked into a thirty-year suspended animation, only to awaken in a future where he must reclaim his past and outwit those who wronged him.
by T.J. Klune
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A caseworker for magical youth discovers an unexpected family and challenges his own rigid beliefs when assigned to an island orphanage housing six 'dangerous' children, including the Antichrist, and their enigmatic caretaker.
by B.J. Novak
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This picture-less book makes readers say ridiculous sounds and phrases, turning story time into an unforgettable, silly spectacle.
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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During World War II, Ada navigates her new life, confronting past trauma, unexpected friendships, and war's moral dilemmas while protecting loved ones and finding her place in a healing world.
by Barry Eisler
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When a child pornography investigation threatens powerful figures, a detective, a sniper, and a team of assassins and spies must navigate shifting loyalties and global conspiracies to expose corruption at the highest levels of government.
by Anne Rice
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The vampire Lestat, yearning for redemption, helps a country singer's ghost and investigates a 5,000-year-old Taltos, as the worlds of Blackwood Farm and the Mayfair Witches merge, drawing him dangerously close to the witch Rowan Mayfair.
by Annie Dillard
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by Jenny Nimmo
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As a boy twisted through time from 1916 appears at Bloor's Academy, Charlie Bone must protect him from the sinister Yewbeam aunts and the powerful Bloors before time runs out for them both.
by Liz Kessler
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A landlocked orphan discovers her true identity as a mermaid, plunging into a hidden undersea world of magic, family secrets, and the powerful legacy of her mysterious merman father.
by Kate DiCamillo
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In the heart of the Florida woods, a quiet boy grappling with grief discovers a caged tiger and an outspoken girl, learning that some pains, like wild beasts and buried memories, refuse to stay contained.
by Nnedi Okorafor
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In a Nigeria full of hidden magic, an albino American-Nigerian girl finds her perceived weakness is a strong gift, pulling her into a secret world of Leopard People where she must use her new powers to hunt a dangerous child-kidnapper.
by Lian Hearn
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In feudal Japan, a young assassin bound by duty and a determined lady fighting for her inheritance want a love forbidden by their warring clans and the dictates of their world.
by Erin Hunter
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The truth about their parents shatters the Three's world. Hollyleaf's desperate act to follow the Warrior Code starts a firestorm that could tear the Clans apart and reveal the forest's darkest secrets.
by John le Carré
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An English publisher is pulled into Cold War espionage when a Russian woman gives him a document of military secrets, forcing him to navigate betrayal and love as the Iron Curtain falls.