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by Paul Auster
3.7(12,381)
Through the eyes of a loyal and philosophical dog, Mr. Bones, we follow the final journey of his brilliant, homeless owner, Willy G. Christmas, as they travel from Brooklyn to Baltimore to find Mr. Bones a new home before Willy dies.
by Paul Auster
3.6(12,360)
After the 2008 economic collapse, a young man's photographs of abandoned items connect squatters, artists, and dreamers in Brooklyn, all dealing with their pasts and an uncertain future in a broken America.
by Ellen Schreiber
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Raven's immortal romance with Alexander is tested when his mysterious parents arrive, turning a thrilling dinner party into a potential future-altering revelation.
by Jennifer Crusie
3.7(12,347)
Amidst marital betrayal, a suspicious daughter, and a long-lost lover's reappearance, Maddie Faraday navigates the scandals of small-town Ohio, where every secret threatens to unravel her life.
by Mark Twain
3.9(12,343)
Before Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain navigated the mighty Mississippi, chronicling its vanished grandeur, humorous eccentricities, and the formative steamboat days that launched a literary legend.
by Doug TenNapel
4.0(12,337)
A boy accidentally zapped into the afterlife discovers he has unique powers that could save or doom Ghostopolis, making him team up with his spectral grandfather and the wrangler who sent him there to find a way home.
by Janette Rallison
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When a cell phone-wielding fairy godmother messes up a prom wish, a heartbroken sophomore lands in a medieval quest, turning classic fairy tales into a scramble for a prince, a prom, and survival against trolls and dragons.
by Garth Stein
3.6(12,318)
A teenage boy in a Puget Sound mansion, built from trees his family cut down, uncovers a century of timber-baron secrets and a vengeful ghost. He must face a legacy of environmental damage to save his family and their ancestral land.
by Yvonne Woon
4.0(12,317)
After discovering her parents' bizarre murder, a grieving teen is sent to a mysterious boarding school where she falls for an enigmatic boy, only to uncover a dark secret connecting him, the academy, and the very nature of life and death.
by Cynthia Rylant
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After Aunt May dies, a young girl and her uncle search for a sign of her presence, eventually learning that grief and the quiet continuation of life can exist together.
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
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In a town built on wool and shadowed by an old curse, Charlotte Miller must bargain with a stranger who spins straw into gold, risking her heart and family legacy to break a dark enchantment before it destroys everything she loves.
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
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Three teenage girls, sent to a Georgia peach orchard for the summer, find friendship and discover themselves amidst new romances and personal challenges.
by James Jones
4.0(12,282)
On Guadalcanal, 'The Thin Red Line' shows how brutal combat strips C-for-Charlie Company of meaning, leaving only a raw fight for survival and identity.
by Annabel Pitcher
3.8(12,278)
A guilt-ridden teenager anonymously confesses her involvement in a tragic love triangle to a death row inmate, hoping to find peace through letters across continents.
by Poppy Z. Brite
3.9(12,275)
In the goth clubs of Missing Mile and the shadowy streets of New Orleans, young outcasts meet ancient vampires, beginning a violent road trip where love, hunger, and fate collide.
by Adrian Tomine
3.6(12,272)
A graphic novel follows Ben Tanaka, a cynical Japanese American, as he navigates rocky relationships, racial hang-ups, and his own self-loathing in a cross-country quest for an elusive ideal woman and contentment.
by Brad Meltzer
3.9(12,269)
Two jaded Washington D.C. staffers put their lives at risk when a secret, high-stakes betting game turns deadly. They must rely on an idealistic teenage Senate page to expose a killer before they become the next victims.
by Yukio Mishima
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In 1912 Tokyo, a young aristocrat's hidden love for his childhood friend turns into a tragic obsession when she is promised to a prince, disrupting their lives and the balance between duty and class.
by Evelyn Waugh
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After World War I, a generation of young people navigates Mayfair's ballrooms and reckless parties, using their pursuit of pleasure as a fragile shield against a changing world.
by Mindy McGinnis
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In a dry, post-apocalyptic world, a young woman guards her family's last water source with a rifle, until desperate strangers threaten her isolated life.
by Simon Beckett
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Trapped on a storm-battered Scottish island with a killer, forensic anthropologist Dr. David Hunter must piece together a gruesome, incinerated body to unmask a murderer before he becomes the next victim.
by Sterling North
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In 1918 Wisconsin, a boy named Sterling finds a companion in a baby raccoon named Rascal. Their bond grows through a changing world, leading to an inevitable, bittersweet farewell as Sterling grows up.
by Anton Chekhov
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Three sisters in a provincial town dream of returning to Moscow, but their hopes slowly disappear as they face unfulfilled desires and the quiet sadness of their lives.
by Aldous Huxley
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Aldous Huxley writes about his mescaline experience, where ordinary things gained divine meaning and his sense of self disappeared.