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by Virginia Woolf
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A young Englishwoman's sea voyage to a South American resort explores self-discovery, love, and the societal expectations for women in early 20th-century England.
by Henrik Ibsen
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In a town where money matters more than truth, a doctor's discovery of contaminated baths turns him into a public enemy, showing the high cost of integrity when it goes against what everyone else wants.
by Shayne Parkinson
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In 19th-century New Zealand, a farm girl's dreams of escaping her predetermined life collide with the arrival of two outsiders, forcing her to confront the steep price of a single, life-altering choice.
by Scott Westerfeld
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Six superpowered but deeply flawed teens, led by a charismatic manipulator and a boy with a dangerously persuasive inner voice, must reunite their fractured group to stop a new, equally powerful threat that emerges from a botched bank robbery.
by J.M. Coetzee
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A castaway asks a writer to immortalize her story of survival with Cruso and the silent Friday; this request becomes a deep look at truth, authorship, and narrative's power.
by Lori Foster
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by William Diehl
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A cynical defense attorney uncovers a shocking truth behind an archbishop's murder, only to realize his client's innocence is a more terrifying deception.
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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A human lie detector, already wary of deception in love, must team up with a mysterious consultant to unravel a deadly conspiracy after her brother-in-law's murder, forcing her to confront a dizzying storm of secrets and a sizzling, yet distrustful, attraction.
by Graeme Base
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Join Horace the elephant's elaborate eleventh birthday costume party to uncover which of his exotic, rhyming guests devoured the magnificent feast, hidden within Graeme Base's sumptuously detailed illustrations and witty verses.
by Jack Weyland
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A BYU student's organized life changes when he meets Charly, a spontaneous woman who teaches him to live and laugh.
by Lilian Jackson Braun
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A reporter, his perceptive mustache, and two brilliant Siamese cats unravel a murder amidst the eccentric antique dealers and hidden secrets of Junktown.
by Aldous Huxley
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At a country house party, a poet confronts prophecy, lost innocence, and unrequited love, all while Jazz Age fads face sharp satire.
by Brendan Wenzel
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A cat's journey shows how every creature, from a child to a bee, sees the same cat in its own way.
by Marta Perry
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A young Amish woman, facing a dangerous threat at her family's inn, finds unexpected courage in faith and love with a mysterious stranger.
by Jamaica Kincaid
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Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place" is a sharp, lyrical critique of post-colonial Antigua, showing the difficult realities of tourism and corrupt government beneath the island's beautiful surface.
by Pope John Paul II
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This catechism is a complete spiritual guide, condensing four centuries of Catholic belief, practice, and moral teaching into one authoritative book for all.
by Louis Sachar
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When a shortcut through forbidden woods leads to an encounter with mysterious, mutating mud, two students accidentally unleash a global biological crisis that could redefine the future of life on Earth.
by Laura Amy Schlitz
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After a wealthy girl vanishes post-puppet show, two orphaned assistants must uncover their master's dark secrets and a witch's curse to save her before they are trapped too.
by Dahlia Lu
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When an unlucky orphan's blood awakens Lucifer, she's pulled into a celestial romance where her final wish could bind her to the ruler of Hell.
by Samuel R. Delany
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In the shattered, time-bending city of Bellona, a nameless drifter known only as 'the Kid' navigates a surreal landscape where reality warps and the marginalized find a strange, violent freedom amidst impossible phenomena.
by Elly Blake
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As the new Fire Queen, Ruby must travel to her ancestors' land to master her powers and fight a lurking evil, all while navigating a romance that could start a war between kingdoms.
by Keigo Higashino
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A relentless detective dedicates two decades to unraveling a 1973 murder, his obsession intertwining with the enigmatic lives of the victim's son and the suspect's daughter, whose dark connection may hold the key.
by Rabindranath Tagore
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In "Gitanjali," Tagore's poems celebrate the divine, weaving together themes of devotion, nature, and the soul's search for the infinite.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew races to decipher a hidden, centuries-old message in a hollow oak, a puzzle that has stumped even professional detectives.