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by J.B. Priestley
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An inspector investigates a wealthy English family, revealing their shared blame in a young woman's suicide and upending their comfortable lives in one evening.
by Lee Child
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During the 1977 New York City blackout and Son of Sam panic, a young Jack Reacher helps a woman, beginning his vigilante path.
by Taylor Caldwell
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From a penniless Irish immigrant to a feared millionaire, Joseph Armagh builds an American dynasty only to discover that immense wealth and power cannot outrun a relentless family curse that demands a heavy price for his savage ambition.
by Jacqueline Wilson
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A spirited ten-year-old in a children's home navigates life, dreaming of a family while narrating her often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, story.
by Gordon Korman
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After a dramatic fall leaves him with amnesia, a notorious bully must navigate his old life with new eyes, piecing together his forgotten past while deciding what kind of person he wants to be now.
by Kate Grenville
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An English convict, sent to early 19th-century New South Wales, finds that making a home for his family means violently taking land from its original inhabitants, forcing him to face the harsh reality of colonial settlement.
by Gregory Maguire
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As Oz descends into civil war, Elphaba's green granddaughter, Rain, must use her heritage and the iconic broom to untangle the realm's fate and end the Wicked saga.
by Connor Franta
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Connor Franta shares his path from a quiet Midwestern upbringing to YouTube fame, detailing his struggles with self-discovery, body image, and accepting his sexuality, offering a photographic guide to living genuinely in the digital age.
by J.P. Delaney
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A woman with no memory awakens to a tech mogul husband who claims she's a scientific resurrection, forcing her to question if his 'perfect wife' is a love story or a high-tech prison.
by Natsume Sōseki
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A friendship between a young student and his elder shows the weight of past actions and generational change in early 20th-century Japan.
by Brandon Mull
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With a dying oracle's prophecy as their guide, siblings Jason and Rachel embark on perilous, separate quests with their allies, ready to become Lyrian's last hope and true heroes, no matter the sacrifice.
by Philip K. Dick
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In a future where crimes are stopped before they start, the system's creator is accused by his own invention, forcing him to outwit fate to prove his innocence.
by Jenny Downham
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After a devastating accusation, two teenagers from opposing sides of a sexual assault case find their loyalties tested as an unexpected, forbidden love grows between them.
by Andrew Clements
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When a boisterous fifth-grade boy challenges his class to a two-day no-talking contest against the girls, the resulting silence unexpectedly amplifies the power of unspoken words and the surprising impact of kindness amidst the chaos.
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
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Haunted by prophetic nightmares and armed with her grandmother's folk magic, Stacey must unmask a deadly stalker targeting her best friend before her visions of white lilies and murder become a horrifying reality at boarding school.
by Denis Johnson
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In the American West of the early 20th century, a laborer named Robert Grainier deals with personal loss and a changing world, as he sees the frontier disappear and progress take over.
by Nora Roberts
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Years after a traumatic night forced her into hiding, a reclusive programmer's defenses are challenged by a police chief who suspects her secrets hide a dangerous past.
by Sara Zarr
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Years after reinventing herself to escape the ghost of her childhood love, a popular high schooler's perfectly constructed world shatters when her 'dead' soulmate returns, forcing her to confront the girl she left behind and the truth of their shared past.
by David Byrne
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David Byrne explores how context, technology, and culture have shaped music, revealing the surprising structure beneath every note and beat.
by Alaa Al Aswany
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In Cairo's Yacoubian Building, a group of people faces political corruption, sexual repression, and extremism, showing a clear picture of modern Egypt.
by Rin Chupeco
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Feared for her necromantic gift that accidentally resurrected her brother, a young witch must master her dark powers and confront looming shadows to protect her world.
by Laurie Forest
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The powerless granddaughter of a legendary witch must defy her heritage and confront prejudices to unite allies against a rising darkness in a world where magic defines worth.
by R. Scott Bakker
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In a world scarred by ancient apocalypse and on the brink of a new holy war, a mysterious sorcerer draws four different people into a conflict that will change history.
by Michael Cunningham
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Two boyhood friends and a woman build an unconventional family in upstate New York, navigating love, desire, and societal norms to raise a child together.