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by Leslie Connor
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Eleven-year-old Addie navigates the chaotic, all-or-nothing world of her bipolar mother, clinging to the hope of finding 'normal' and a stable home with her beloved half-sisters.
by Ken Follett
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In a terrifying hostage crisis, an unconventional billionaire risks everything, defying governments and borders to rescue his stranded countrymen.
by Lisi Harrison
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To keep their secret clubroom and maintain their top spot, the Pretty Committee navigates dating, costumes, and boy-brains, using newfound 'ESP' to understand crushes and protect their popularity.
by Aisha Saeed
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A Pakistani girl's dream of becoming a teacher ends when she is forced into servitude. She must navigate her corrupt landlord's dangerous world to reclaim her future and fight for justice.
by Carmen Laforet
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After the Spanish Civil War, an orphaned student in Barcelona navigates her family's bohemian home and her university friends' glittering world, slowly learning unsettling truths that shape her coming-of-age.
by Hermann Hesse
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A choirmaster's journey with a secret society across time and space reveals his own part in the quest's failure, not external salvation.
by Johan Harstad
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Three lucky teenagers win a trip to a lunar base, only to discover the moon harbors a terrifying secret that ensures only one of them will ever return to Earth.
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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In 44 sonnets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning explores her journey from hesitant adoration to deep, mutual love with Robert Browning, capturing their romance in English poetry.
by Virginia M. Axline
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With his therapist's kind and steady help, a young boy named Dibs, who started out quiet and thought to be different, learns about himself and finds his voice.
by Rudyard Kipling
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Two British adventurers con their way into becoming gods and rulers of a remote Kafiristan tribe, only to have their empire crumble when a woman discovers their mortal flesh.
by Nawal El Saadawi
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Firdaus, an Egyptian woman born into poverty, defies a harsh world of male control and social hypocrisy, finding a bitter freedom in wanting nothing, fearing nothing, and hoping for nothing.
by Jenny B. Jones
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Sent to a new foster home, rebellious teen Katie Parker finds a new town, unexpected friends, and a shocking secret, eventually discovering forgiveness and faith amid her past and present.
by Lawrence Durrell
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In pre-war Alexandria, a writer deals with the lingering effects of a passionate affair, only to have his memories reshaped by new views on love, politics, and the city's slow decline.
by Tony DiTerlizzi
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A girl raised by a robot in an underground bunker goes on a dangerous journey through an alien world to find other humans and learn about her past.
by Helen Oyeyemi
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Helen Oyeyemi's collection of interconnected tales uses mysterious keys to unlock not just physical spaces, but also hidden histories, entangled relationships, and the deep secrets that connect her characters across time and fantastical settings.
by Tony Hillerman
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Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn must navigate a blind shaman's prophecies and the brutal realities of a double murder, exploring a century of dark secrets to unmask a human monster in the Navajo Nation.
by Amin Maalouf
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From the fall of Granada to the Renaissance courts of Rome, a scholar's life unfolds with forced migrations, daring adventures, and the search for identity across three continents.
by Jenny Han
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On a New Year's Eve marked by death and deceit, Mary, a girl with a supernatural secret and a desire for vengeance, sets up a deadly game of love and betrayal. Former friends Kat and Lillia must piece together their past before Mary's retribution consumes them.
by Robert Bolt
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In a treacherous court, Sir Thomas More, a man of conscience, chooses death over betraying his soul and God for King Henry VIII's desires.
by Patricia Polacco
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During the Civil War, a white Union soldier's life changes forever when a young Black soldier saves him, making him face the harsh truth of slavery and the pointlessness of war.
by Denis Johnson
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In the chaos of the Vietnam War, a new spy navigates a maze of lies and delusion, seeking meaning amidst the moral decay and psychological operations run by his uncle.
by Liv Constantine
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After her socialite mother's brutal murder, a doctor with a perfect life is plunged into a web of high-society secrets and betrayals, realizing her estranged best friend might be her only hope against a killer who vows she's next.
by Elizabeth Hay
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In 1975, a cynical TV producer exiled to the remote Canadian North falls in love with a captivating radio voice. Their lives and community face challenges from an Arctic canoe trip and a gas pipeline.
by Kenneth Oppel
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To save his dying twin brother, a young Victor Frankenstein braves the forbidden Dark Library and embarks on a perilous quest with his friends to find an alchemist and the ingredients for the mythical Elixir of Life, demanding a piece of each of them in return.