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by Maggie Stiefvater
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In the desert town of Bicho Raro, the Soria family faces the challenges of their miraculous abilities, as three cousins try to break free from a past of dark saints, forbidden love, and the unexpected costs of their own desires.
by Greg Iles
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In the conclusion to a Southern epic, a grieving Penn Cage races to untangle his father's murder trial from the Klan-laced secrets of Mississippi's past, risking everything to save his family.
by W. Somerset Maugham
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Driven by a destructive artistic hunger, a respectable banker leaves his life and family for the bohemian art world of Paris and the primal allure of Tahiti, leaving human wreckage behind for the sake of creative genius.
by L.T. Ryan
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A Marine on loan to the CIA in 2002 Iraq, Jack Noble's intervention to protect an Iraqi family from rogue agents pulls him into a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the U.S. government.
by Anna Carey
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In a dystopian New America, Eve must navigate treacherous cities, shocking secrets, and impossible choices to rescue the boy she loves and confront a deadly future she never imagined.
by T.A. Barron
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An amnesiac boy with growing magical powers must travel to a mystical, dying island to learn who he is and save Fincayra.
by Edward W. Said
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Edward Said's "Orientalism" examines how Western scholarship, art, and politics created a widespread and often demeaning 'Orient' to justify domination, silencing the diverse voices and realities of the East.
by Melvin Burgess
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In Edinburgh's grim underworld, two runaway teens from different backgrounds find dangerous love with each other and with heroin.
by Lloyd Jones
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On a war-torn tropical island, a reclusive white man captivates a class of children with the tale of Pip from 'Great Expectations,' sparking their imaginations and offering an escape from their brutal reality, until the power of story itself becomes a perilous force.
by Nnedi Okorafor
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Born from brutal rape in post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu, a girl with sand-colored skin and magic, must confront ancient traditions, love, and death to fulfill her destiny and end the extermination of her people.
by Agatha Christie
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Before he can retire, Hercule Poirot takes on twelve final cases, each a mystery mirroring the ancient Greek myths, from tracking a lost poet to unmasking a deadly cult leader.
by Amie Kaufman
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A starship captain and a rebel leader, chained together, must navigate a treacherous warzone and uncover truths that could shatter both their worlds.
by Alexander Gordon Smith
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Framed for murder, Alex Sawyer is condemned to Furnace Penitentiary, a subterranean juvenile prison where gas-masked creatures, monstrous guards, and a devilish warden reveal a horrifying truth: death is the least of his worries in a place designed for something far more sinister than punishment.
by Lucian Bane
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A sadist's controlled world shatters when the enigmatic Mercy offers help, a proposition he intends to turn into his own twisted game.
by Emery Lord
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A summer romance between two troubled teens sparks a powerful connection, forcing them to face their pasts and shape their futures.
by L.J. Smith
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A captivating cyber-punk draws Jenny into a deadly game where her worst fears become real, forcing her to confront a stalker's obsession and bargain for her soul in a house of horrors.
by Gloria Naylor
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Seven black women on Brewster Place build an unbreakable sisterhood, navigating love, loss, and hope in their shared sanctuary and prison.
by Carolyn Keene
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Teenage detective Nancy Drew's summer at Lilac Inn turns perilous as she untangles a web of clues to unmask a cunning jewel thief.
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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In 1950s Calcutta, two cousins, connected by a family secret and different arranged marriages, find their bond is the only comfort for life's tragedies.
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabriel García Márquez explores the mind of an aging Caribbean dictator in a dreamlike story, showing the grotesque and human aspects of absolute power and its slow decline.
by Francisco X. Stork
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A sheltered teen with a unique auditory perception navigates the cutthroat 'real world' of his father's law firm, where a mysterious photograph and unexpected relationships awaken him to injustice, love, and his own capacity for action.
by Jennifer L. Holm
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In 1935, eleven-year-old Turtle expects no happy ending when she's sent to Depression-era Key West, but she finds an unusual family, pirate treasure, and a more adventurous world than she imagined.
by Daniel Wallace
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A dying father's incredible tales make his cynical son face the mythical man he thought he knew, blurring the line between exaggerated legend and the real truth of a life well lived.
by P.B. Kerr
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Twelve-year-old twins John and Philippa discover their djinn heritage and go on a magical quest to find the tomb of the monstrous pharaoh Akhenaten before his ancient power can be unleashed.