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by Jenny Nimmo
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by Stephen King
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Framed for murder, a quiet banker navigates the brutal hierarchy and soul-crushing routine of Shawshank Prison with an unyielding spirit, forging an unlikely friendship and meticulously plotting an audacious escape over decades.
by Elly Blake
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A hidden Fireblood ignites a rebellion against a tyrannical Frostblood king, battling for survival, love, and revenge in his deadly arena.
by Anchee Min
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To escape poverty and an unwanted marriage, seventeen-year-old Orchid navigates the treacherous world of the Forbidden City, seducing an emperor and defying deadly rivals, to become the last empress of a collapsing China.
by Nella Larsen
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In 1920s Harlem, a Black woman's stable life falls apart when her childhood friend, who has been passing as white, re-enters her world, risking exposure of their shared racial identity and sparking a dangerous obsession.
by Louise Erdrich
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A German master butcher, haunted by war and armed with his knives and sausages, builds a new life and a singing club in Prohibition-era North Dakota, only to find his carefully constructed world irrevocably altered by the arrival of a captivating young woman.
by Michael J. Fox
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Michael J. Fox’s memoir, "Lucky Man," covers his seven-year private struggle with Parkinson's disease before he went public, showing how acceptance helped him turn his fight into a campaign for a cure and a deeper appreciation for life.
by William Shakespeare
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A novice nun must defend her chastity against a corrupt deputy when he demands sex in exchange for her brother's life, all under the watchful, disguised eye of the absent duke.
by Kim Harrison
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Rachel Morgan, a day-walking demon, must risk everything to save her loved ones and prevent the collapse of both the human and demonic worlds as the lines between good and evil, and life and death, disappear.
by A.G. Howard
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Torn between a normal life with her human love and a dangerous destiny in a dark Wonderland, Alyssa must confront a vengeful queen and the allure of Morpheus as her reality shatters.
by Brian K. Vaughan
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During the 2003 Iraq War, a group of lions escapes the Baghdad zoo. They find that freedom in a war-torn city means a brutal fight for survival.
by David Baldacci
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A cynical journalist's cross-country Christmas train journey becomes a thrilling, magical quest for self-discovery, rekindling lost love and faith in humanity among memorable characters.
by Wendy Mass
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During a rare total solar eclipse, three different teenagers meet at a remote campground, where they discover themselves and form unexpected friendships.
by Daniel Silva
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A mild-mannered history professor is thrust into the deadly shadow world of espionage, battling a beautiful, elusive Nazi spy in a high-stakes race to uncover D-Day secrets amidst a labyrinth of wartime deception.
by AbJimenez
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A grieving woman finds an unexpected path to healing and a long-distance romance with a rock musician, all thanks to a mischievous dog she's not ready to give up.
by Philippa Gregory
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In Georgian England, the beautiful and ruthless Beatrice Lacey will seduce, betray, and even murder to keep her beloved Wideacre estate and defy the societal constraints threatening her birthright.
by Elizabeth Scott
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Between a dad selling questionable vitamins, a best friend who's suddenly popular, and a charming boy's bewildering attention, Kate must decide if protecting her heart is worth missing out on happiness.
by Ian Fleming
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James Bond must outwit the villain Auric Goldfinger and his henchman, Oddjob, to prevent a gold heist that threatens to collapse the global economy and empower SMERSH.
by Janne Teller
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To prove life's meaning to a classmate perched in a tree, a group of students descend into a chilling spiral of increasingly extreme sacrifices, forcing them to confront the true value of everything they hold dear.
by Mary Higgins Clark
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A Madison Avenue boutique owner is pulled into a high-society murder investigation that mirrors her own mother's unsolved death, uncovering secrets from penthouses to the Mafia underworld, with the killer dangerously close.
by Robert Harris
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In 1895 Paris, a newly appointed intelligence chief uncovers a sinister conspiracy surrounding a Jewish officer's treason conviction, forcing him to risk everything to expose the truth about a spy still lurking within the French military.
by David Clement-Davies
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A young wolf with a mysterious gift must protect his pack from a terrifying, power-hungry elder and the even greater threat of humanity.
by Dennis Lehane
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During Prohibition, a Boston cop's son abandons his upbringing for organized crime, navigating treacherous loyalties, ruthless ambition, and the constant threat of death, from Jazz Age speakeasies to Cuban rum-running operations.
by Elan Mastai
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A man from a utopian future accidentally travels to our present, forcing him to choose between restoring his perfect world or embracing the messy beauty of our reality.