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by Mary Pope Osborne
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Two siblings are whisked by a magic tree house into a medieval castle, where they must navigate a feast of peacocks and boys in skirts as unexpected, and unwelcome, guests.
by William Goldman
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A graduate student and marathon runner is pulled into international espionage, torture, and murder after his brother's visit, forcing him to uncover a diamond conspiracy and answer the chilling question: 'Is it safe?'
by Julian Barnes
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Under Stalin, composer Dmitri Shostakovich walks a dangerous line between artistic honesty and survival, his music a quiet protest against Soviet rule.
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Generations after humanity fled Earth, a conscious starship faces the harsh truths of interstellar travel as it nears a new, uncertain home.
by Tony Kushner
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In 1980s New York City, an angel tells a gay man with AIDS that he is a prophet, making him confront his mortality, his identity, and a nation's spiritual crisis.
by Peter Carey
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In a world of Victorian constraints, a scrupulous clergyman and a rebellious heiress, both compulsive gamblers, risk everything on a glass church and an undeclared love that defies societal odds.
by Robin Roe
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A well-meaning but impulsive senior with ADHD uncovers the dark secrets of his long-lost foster brother, Julian. Helping him could unravel both their lives.
by Mary Downing Hahn
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A malevolent century-old ghost, rising from a fiery past, manipulates a lonely stepsister into a deadly friendship, drawing her ever closer to a watery grave while her stepsiblings race against time to unravel the spectral trap.
by Rudyard Kipling
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After a rich boy falls from a luxury liner, a fishing schooner rescues him, and its crew teaches him about hard work and the ocean.
by Tony Kushner
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In the face of celestial and earthly collapse, broken souls find fractured grace and the courage to rebuild amidst the rubble of the AIDS epidemic and Reagan eras.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew's quick thinking and courage are tested when a deserted bungalow hides more than just secrets, endangering her life as she uncovers a friend's problem.
by Joan Bauer
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A spunky teen chef ignites a small Wisconsin town, stirring up hope and a mayoral campaign with her aunt against a corrupt incumbent, proving that even a diner can be the heart of a revolution.
by Doris Lessing
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Through fragmented notebooks, a writer dissects her fractured psyche and the disillusionment of post-war communism, striving to unify her identity amidst personal betrayals and societal shifts.
by Hugh Laurie
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A jaded hitman botches a job to save his target, then falls into a darkly comedic global conspiracy, battling eccentric billionaires and alluring femme fatales to stop an international bloodbath.
by Todd Strasser
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When a history teacher's experiment to demonstrate the appeal of fascism becomes a school-wide movement, two students must expose the danger of unquestioning conformity before it consumes them.
by John Stuart Mill
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John Stuart Mill's book on utilitarianism, with his parliamentary defense of capital punishment, applies the 'greatest good for the greatest number' idea to difficult societal problems.
by Elizabeth Strout
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In the suffocating grip of a 1970s mill town, a mother's carefully constructed life unravels into a maelstrom of rage and long-buried secrets when her teenage daughter's burgeoning sexuality mirrors her own repressed past.
by Robert Thier
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In 19th-century London, a fiercely independent woman craving freedom finds her life changed by a powerful, enigmatic industrialist who believes knowledge is the ultimate currency.
by David Wiesner
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When the Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs, he blows the first pig out of his house and into a whimsical adventure that breaks narrative rules.
by Stephen King
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A brother and sister stop to help a crying child, leading them into an endless field of malevolent tall grass and a disorienting nightmare.
by David Brooks
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David Brooks examines how historical figures built inner character through humility, struggle, and self-restraint, offering a guide to a more meaningful life.
by Deborah Rodriguez
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In war-torn Kabul, an American woman's coffee shop is a haven where expats and locals find unexpected romance, friendship, and shared humanity, navigating dangerous secrets and the complexities of Afghan life.
by Mary Kay Andrews
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Banished from her beloved Savannah home by a vindictive ex, antiques picker Weezie Foley sifts through the city's charming quirks and hidden treasures, determined to reclaim her life and perhaps a little sweet revenge.
by Leo Tolstoy
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Consumed by corrosive jealousy over his wife's musical partnership, Pozdnyshev murders her, exposing the hypocrisies of 19th-century marriage and Tolstoy's conflicted Christian views on lust and art.