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by Sarah Porter
3.6(6,605)
After a desperate fall makes her a mermaid, a lost girl must navigate a dangerous world of siren songs and murder, fighting to keep her humanity against vengeful sisters and a cunning queen.
by Ellen Hopkins
4.0(6,597)
Exiled to rural Nevada after a forbidden dream and a compromising encounter, a religiously-abused teen finds her first taste of love and acceptance, only to discover her past demons are not so easily escaped.
by Bryan Davis
3.9(6,589)
A boy discovers his fiery temper comes from a secret dragon heritage, and an orphan girl grapples with her own draconic identity. They must unite their powers and faith to defeat an ancient slayer bent on extinguishing all dragonkind.
by James Thurber
4.0(6,587)
In a whimsical world where time is frozen, a dashing prince must outwit a wicked Duke with impossible tasks to win the hand of a silent princess, all while thirteen clocks remain stubbornly stopped.
by Philip Pullman
3.9(6,586)
As a writer's dark fairy tale unfolds to cheer a clockmaker's apprentice, its chilling characters, from a nefarious doctor to a prince with a ticking heart, inexorably wind their way into reality, threatening to bring the story's urgent magic to life.
by A.J. Cronin
4.2(6,584)
An idealistic young Scottish doctor battles medical malpractice, social injustice, and his own moral compromises while striving to revolutionize healthcare in interwar Wales and England.
by Rob Thurman
4.0(6,581)
In a New York City filled with the preternatural, half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko enter the dangerous underworld of the werewolf mafia, only to learn they are the real targets in a deadlier game.
by Diane Stanley
3.8(6,579)
A blacksmith's daughter, betrayed by a prince and reclaimed by a knight, discovers her true lineage and embarks on a perilous journey disguised with enchanted gifts to save a kingdom and forge her own destiny.
by Patricia C. Wrede
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Newlywed Regency ladies Kate and Cecy, expecting a leisurely European honeymoon, instead find themselves charmingly involved in a magical conspiracy threatening the Continent, complete with mysterious packages, assaulted valets, and a daring chase across enchanted lands.
by Louise Erdrich
3.4(6,577)
A painter's descent into a failing marriage is revealed through her husband's stolen journal, exposing the brutal intimacy of their unraveling.
by Janette Oke
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Elizabeth and Wynn's stable life in the northern wilderness is disrupted by a transfer offer, forcing them to choose between an easier future and their commitment to the Beaver Creek community.
by Peter Newman
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A silent warrior crosses a demon-ridden wasteland, carrying humanity's last hope to a crumbling city as the world descends into chaos.
by Stuart Woods
4.3(6,567)
A small Southern town's dark secrets unravel over decades through the eyes of three police chiefs, all linked by the ritualistic murder of a teenager in 1920s Georgia.
by William Faulkner
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by Mary Pope Osborne
4.0(6,558)
Jack and Annie are whisked to Elizabethan England where they must help a struggling William Shakespeare save his play from theatrical disaster.
by Carolyn Keene
3.9(6,554)
Nancy Drew's quest to find a mysterious flight of 99 steps, sparked by a friend's unsettling dream, plunges her into a dangerous French adventure where a sinister warning and a financier's secret intertwine with her own perplexing puzzle.
by Raymond Queneau
3.7(6,554)
A foul-mouthed country girl's quest to ride the Parisian Metro during a strike devolves into a chaotic, wordplay-filled romp through the city's absurd underbelly.
by Alex Bell
4.2(6,553)
A summer retreat to an isolated Scottish island schoolhouse turns chilling when Sophie encounters her mysteriously deceased cousin and her unsettling collection of antique dolls, all eager to play a deadly game.
by Marie Lu
4.0(6,551)
In a future dystopia, a military prodigy hunts the nation's most wanted criminal, uncovering government secrets that link their lives and endanger their world.
by Andrew Klavan
4.0(6,551)
A high schooler with amnesia awakens bound and bloodied, facing imminent execution while desperately piecing together his identity and the terrifying events that led him to a stranger's nightmare.
by Allison Britz
3.9(6,551)
After a terrifying nightmare convinces her she has brain cancer, a high-achieving teen descends into a debilitating world of elaborate rituals and escalating fears, forcing her to confront the true nature of her invisible enemy: OCD.
by Salla Simukka
3.4(6,546)
During a Finnish winter, a teen who follows rules finds blood-soaked euros and a drug lord, pulling her into a fight for survival against criminals.
by Allison van Diepen
4.0(6,544)
A fangirl's wildest dream becomes a dangerous reality when her fictional vampire hunter, Alexander Banks, leaps from the pages of his novel into her world, forcing her to confront real fangs, an escaped villain, and a love that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
by Eden Robinson
3.8(6,543)
Jared, a compassionate teen navigating a chaotic life with an alcoholic mother, absent father, and talking ravens, discovers his non-human heritage amidst small-town life and a trickster lineage.