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by Jim Benton
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Jamie Kelly's diary chronicles the hilarious and mortifying chaos unleashed by her new haunted jeans, threatening her social standing and her quest to catch the eye of the eighth cutest boy, Hudson Rivers.
by Walter Tevis
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An alien arrives on Earth to save his dying world, but human vices and loneliness trap him, turning his hope into despair.
by Ben Hatke
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When Jack trades his mom's car for magic seeds, his boring summer of babysitting his autistic sister turns into a perilous adventure through a backyard jungle with biting pumpkins, plant creatures, and a moonlit dragon.
by Penelope Fitzgerald
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In 1794, a bright but rash young poet named Fritz declares his love and intent to marry twelve-year-old Sophie, shocking his family and society by defying all expectations of romance and reason.
by Herman Melville
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A Spanish slave ship, seemingly in trouble, hides a dark secret, forcing an American captain to confront misleading appearances of power, race, and madness at sea.
by Anne Mercier
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A schoolgirl's lifelong crush on a rockstar turns into an intense weekend affair, forcing her to decide if their on-screen chemistry can become a real-life relationship.
by P.C. Cast
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On her eighteenth birthday, Morrigan Parker, daughter of a disgraced high priestess, is thrust into the mystical realm of Partholon, where she must embrace her destiny and wield her burgeoning power over earth to confront the ancient gods vying for her soul.
by George Bernard Shaw
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A shrewd, headstrong peasant girl, armed with divine conviction and an unwavering will, shatters centuries of patriarchal authority, only to be consumed by the very institutions she sought to save.
by Beverly Cleary
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A mischievous, steak-loving dog named Ribsy embarks on a series of comical misadventures across the City of Roses after accidentally getting separated from his beloved boy, Henry.
by Gracia Burnham
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Missionary Gracia Burnham recounts her year-long captivity by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the Philippine jungle, the loss of her husband in a rescue attempt, and the faith that sustained her.
by Kristen Callihan
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A newly free widow and a reclusive marquis with a secret must unite to hunt a supernatural killer, risking their hearts as passion ignites between them.
by Shoji Morimoto
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A man builds a successful and meaningful business by simply being present for others, offering his 'nothingness' as a service to combat loneliness and social anxiety in modern Japan.
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Kingsolver's collection turns everyday moments into profound explorations of the human spirit, focusing on love, resilience, and unexpected joys.
by Richard Paul Evans
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Michael and the Electroclan plan to steal the Elgen's floating treasury, the Joule, by first rescuing condemned electric youth and recruiting a defecting Elite Guard member, all while facing their most dangerous mission yet.
by Robert Macfarlane
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Explore Earth's hidden depths, from ancient ice caves to nuclear waste sites, to understand humanity's complex relationship with the underworld through time.
by Lois Lowry
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Thirteen-year-old Meg feels sibling jealousy, then faces a deeper grief when her popular sister dies from a mysterious illness.
by Nelson DeMille
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Stranded in the ancient desert, a diverse group of peace delegates, including enemies and lovers, must forge a desperate stand against an army of Palestinian commandos after their Concorde peace mission is sabotaged, turning a diplomatic journey into a fight for survival.
by George MacDonald
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Cursed to be without gravity, a princess floats through life and love until a selfless act of sacrifice reveals the true weight of her heart.
by Lisa Graff
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Haunted by a tragic accident he believes was his fault, a boy starting middle school finds an unexpected path to healing and self-acceptance through an unlikely friendship with a girl who bears her own mysterious scar.
by Joseph D. Pistone
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Undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone goes deep into the 1970s mob as 'Donnie Brasco,' showing six years of deception, shifting loyalties, and the chilling reality of Mafia life.
by Alejandro Jodorowsky
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In a decadent future, a cynical private eye finds a mystical crystal, sending him on a psychedelic journey across the cosmos to fight galactic tyrants and save existence.
by Tiffany Reisz
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A Catholic schoolgirl's vow to abandon faith is shattered by her attraction to a priest, but a mysterious stranger saves her, revealing a world of obedience and hidden desires.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Two centenarian women, young again due to an anti-aging experiment, must escape a shadowy organization and face the terrifying prospect of becoming infants before they vanish.
by Josephine Angelini
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On Nantucket, an ordinary girl learns she is a demigod, caught in a cursed romance with a descendant of Troy, and must defy the Fates to avoid reliving an ancient Greek tragedy.