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by Danielle Paige
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With Dorothy dead and Ozma on the throne, Amy Gumm must go to the dark world of Ev to face the Nome King and his gingham-clad bride, fighting to end Dorothy's threat and save Oz and Kansas without losing herself.
by James Goldman
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At a medieval Christmas court, the Plantagenet family engages in a vicious, witty, and deeply dysfunctional power struggle for succession, proving that even kings and queens can't escape toxic family drama.
by Livia Blackburne
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A street thief with a hidden past and a knight seeking revenge must work together against a common enemy, only to uncover a secret that links their lives.
by Jenny Wingfield
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After an unexpected death and a lost parish, an eleven-year-old girl in 1950s Arkansas sets out to protect a traumatized boy from his abusive father, while her own family adjusts to major changes.
by Daniel Quinn
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A devout priest's investigation into a charismatic, controversial preacher known as 'B' unravels the foundations of his faith, revealing a radical 'gospel' encoded in humanity's genes.
by John Steinbeck
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In California's fertile valleys, a man's deep respect for a tree, which he believes holds his father's spirit, conflicts with his brother's strict faith, leading to a devastating fight against nature and the unknown.
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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A man cursed by his family's past must find a legendary artifact with a psychic investigator whose abilities and their growing connection might save him from madness and ancient power.
by Naomi Alderman
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When teenage girls worldwide suddenly gain the ability to unleash deadly electrical currents, the world changes forever, forcing a re-evaluation of power, gender, and societal control.
by Katie Ashley
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Aidan, a commitment-phobic bachelor, and Emma, a grieving widow ready for single motherhood, unexpectedly meet at a company Christmas party, sparking an unforeseen connection.
by Sudha Murty
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Through fifty short stories, Sudha Murty shows the full range of human nature, from a son's cold abandonment to a dying woman's thanks, inviting readers to see the world with more understanding.
by Gloria Naylor
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On a mystical island where ancestral magic intertwines with modern skepticism, a powerful healer must reconcile with her headstrong great-niece to combat a looming darkness threatening to consume their legacy.
by Stephen R. Lawhead
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Born of druid and faery in a twilight Britain reeling from Rome's decline, Merlin, with his golden eyes and bard's soul, foresees and arranges the rise of Arthur and the Kingdom of Summer against encroaching darkness, despite the suffering his powers bring.
by Scott Cawthon
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Ten years after the gruesome murders at her father's pizzeria, Charlotte and her friends return to the abandoned Freddy Fazbear's, only to discover the beloved animatronics harbor a sinister sentience and a hunger for revenge.
by Randy Alcorn
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Two decades after college, a privileged American's comfortable life is starkly contrasted by his friend's unwavering faith amidst brutal persecution in communist China, forcing a powerful re-evaluation of what it truly means to live for eternity.
by Scott Westerfeld
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In a New York City facing an angelic (or demonic) apocalypse, five teenage musicians—a vampire, a drummer who sees the future, and their bandmates—play music that could save the world, or end it.
by Susane Colasanti
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A New Jersey girl moves to New York City for a boy, but finds herself and new love instead.
by Mikhail Sholokhov
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During World War I and the Russian Revolution, a Don Cossack's life falls apart as he navigates love, loyalty, and a changing world.
by Allen Drury
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In 1950s Washington, a President's choice for Secretary of State starts a political battle, full of betrayals and moral compromises, that threatens the country.
by Mohsin Hamid
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Fired from his banking job, a privileged Lahori spirals into drug addiction, an illicit affair, and a life of crime, ultimately facing a murder trial that mirrors the volatile corruption of modern Pakistan.
by Jonathan Stroud
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Lockwood & Co. breaks into Marissa Fittes's mausoleum, uncovering secrets that change their understanding of the past and lead to a climactic battle with spectral and human enemies.
by Neil Patrick Harris
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A runaway street magician finds friendship and his own worth when he teams up with a quirky band of young illusionists to save their New England town from a greedy carnival boss and his crooked crew.
by Karen Kingsbury
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Three years after losing her firefighter husband on 9/11, a widow volunteering at Ground Zero grapples with new love and the ghost of a past connection when she encounters her deceased husband's doppelgänger's brother.
by Madeleine L'Engle
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A marine biology student becomes caught in a dangerous international plot when a chance airport meeting pulls him into a fight between shadowy groups seeking a world-changing secret.
by Bernard Werber
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A family's forbidden trip into a cellar starts a war with a smart ant civilization, making both species face their shared future and what survival means.