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by Soman Chainani
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In the finale, Sophie and Agatha must choose between good and evil, love and power, to decide who will rule Camelot and the Endless Woods.
by Heather Vogel Frederick
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Eighth grade brings scholarships, family changes, and school uniform protests. A mother-daughter book club finds friendship and romance through a transatlantic pen pal exchange inspired by 'Daddy-Long-Legs'.
by Lisa McInerney
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In post-crash Cork, an accidental murder by a returning matriarch starts a chain reaction, connecting a teenage drug dealer, a gangster, and a prostitute in the city's dark, funny underworld.
by Vladimir Lenin
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Lenin dissects the capitalist state as an instrument of class oppression, arguing for its revolutionary overthrow and replacement by the dictatorship of the proletariat as the true path to human liberation.
by Colin Meloy
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When assassins threaten her friend and a divided Wildwood, Prue McKeel must return to the magical forest and venture into its mysterious depths to unite a fractured land.
by Sam Selvon
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In 1950s London, West Indian immigrants like Moses and Galahad face racism, homesickness, and a search for belonging, finding both sadness and friendship in the city's streets.
by Starhawk
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In a post-apocalyptic California, a peaceful, nature-revering San Francisco faces an existential threat from the militant, technocratic Hand of the new order, forcing a young woman to choose between ancient magic and modern warfare to protect her city's soul.
by Christopher Pike
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A year after covering up a fatal accident, seven friends are stalked by a mysterious 'Caretaker' who forces them into a deadly game of escalating dares and revenge via a terrifying chain letter.
by J.D. Robb
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In a futuristic universe, a driven detective confronts a dangerous ex-cop and her own passionate desires during an off-world conference.
by Nadine Gordimer
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When a white liberal family flees the collapse of apartheid cities to their Black servant's ancestral village, their roles reverse, revealing the unspoken power dynamics that bind them.
by Josephine Tey
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A small-town solicitor uncovers the truth behind a baffling kidnapping claim against two reclusive women, showing how even convincing lies can't withstand a meticulous search for facts.
by Jeff Shaara
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George Washington's desperate crossing of the Delaware ignites the American Revolution, showing America's fight for freedom from its worst defeats to the surrender at Yorktown.
by Leo Tolstoy
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A young woman's passionate, idealized love for an older man clashes with the realities of married life, threatening to unravel their 'family happiness' in a story about youthful expectations versus mature contentment.
by Joy Kogawa
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Through a young girl's eyes, Obasan directly shows the quiet pain and strength of Japanese Canadians moved and confined during World War II, a story long kept hidden.
by Anthony Trollope
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A charming Irish politician in 19th-century Britain struggles to balance his ideals with his desire for power and affection.
by Rabindranath Tagore
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Tagore's stories from turn-of-the-century Bengal explore the human condition through tales of love, loss, and social reflection.
by Sherman Alexie
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Alexie's collection shows the struggles of Native Americans navigating different cultures, from a Spokane feminist saving white women to a homeless man reclaiming his grandmother's regalia, with honesty and powerful writing.
by Jacqueline Woodson
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Chloe learns the lasting effect of an act of kindness she did not show to Maya, a new girl, changing their world forever.
by Morris Gleitzman
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Zelda learns about her grandfather Felix's Holocaust past, understands his experiences, and forms a strong bond with him.
by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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In pre-WWII Osaka, the Makioka sisters navigate a world of vanishing traditions and intricate social rituals, their family's fading prestige illuminated by Tanizaki's nostalgic and precise prose.
by Karin Boye
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In a totalitarian World State where every thought is policed, a scientist invents a truth serum, only to discover the power of the human mind to resist total control.
by Linda Buckley-Archer
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When two time-traveling 21st-century children literally drop into 18th-century London, a quick-witted cutpurse becomes their only hope against a menacing villain who steals their ride home and plunges them into a thrilling chase through history.
by James Riley
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When a giant-slayer's son meets a punk princess who falls from the sky and doesn't believe in magic, they're thrust into a hilariously fractured fairy tale quest to save Snow White from the Wicked Queen.
by Frances Hardinge
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After an accident, Triss discovers she's an imposter, a changeling made of cobwebs and leaves, who must venture into a fantastical, dangerous Underbelly to reclaim her identity from a sinister architect with a twisted vision for her family.