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by Lisi Harrison
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As the Pretty Committee navigates high school crushes and social climbing, Massie must decide if her new love is worth pursuing when a mysterious girl threatens her romance.
by William Shakespeare
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In a world of empires and shifting loyalties, the passion between Rome's general and Egypt's queen ignites a war that threatens to consume them both.
by Lois Duncan
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When a sinister cousin with an enchanting facade joins Rachel's family and steals her boyfriend, Rachel suspects only she sees the true evil beneath Julia's charm.
by Norman Maclean
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Haunted for forty years, a master storyteller reconstructs the horrific 1949 Mann Gulch fire, where a 'blowup' firestorm killed thirteen elite smokejumpers, unraveling a tragedy of nature's violence, human error, and the quest for truth.
by Michael Frayn
3.5(5,015)
In the quiet of post-war suburbia, two young boys turn their ordinary neighborhood into a spy game, only to uncover a darker, adult secret hidden beneath their innocent play.
by Tanuja Desai Hidier
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Caught between her parents' Indian traditions and the sudden trendiness of her heritage, Dimple Lala navigates high school, arranged introductions, and an unexpected nightclub encounter to discover that the 'suitable boy' might just be the one spinning a different kind of magic.
by Gordon Korman
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When a field trip to a rundown floating zoo reveals a classmate's missing monkey and many mistreated animals, Griffin Bing and his friends plan to free the creatures and take them to a better facility.
by Annie Proulx
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In the desolate Texas Panhandle, a naive young man's quest to scout locations for an industrial hog farm forces him to confront the fiercely individualistic locals and question his own understanding of ambition and belonging.
by David Hume
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Hume examines the logical basis of religious belief, miracles, and the soul's immortality through dialogues and essays that question common ideas.
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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An oversized eleven-year-old accidentally finds himself competing against adults for a trip to space, proving that sometimes the biggest dreams are best left to those who still believe in the impossible.
by Carolyn Keene
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When a black velvet mask helps expose a ring of high-society thieves, Nancy Drew and her friends enter a dangerous world of masquerades, mistaken identities, and jewel heists, with George even impersonating Nancy to find the truth.
by Heather Killough-Walden
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A small-town girl returns to a changed Baton Rouge only to find her childhood crush is now a powerful werewolf alpha, and he's not the only one who wants her as his mate.
by Graham Greene
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In wartime London, a man haunted by a mercy killing wins a cake at a fête, only to find himself plunged into a conspiracy of Nazi spies and betraying forces.
by Soman Chainani
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With Camelot corrupted by a false king and Tedros facing execution, Agatha must rally her friends to rewrite their twisted fairy tale before their happily ever afters are violently erased.
by Jack Canfield
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Achieve success by focusing intensely, turning distractions into opportunities for a balanced and prosperous future.
by Lottie Moggach
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A reclusive coding genius is lured into an online world of ethical debate, only to find herself entangled in a charismatic guru's plot to steal the identity of a glamorous, desperate woman.
by Emily Rodda
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When a forgotten music box unleashes a powerful witch and traps his adventurous cousin within its painted world, a rule-abiding boy must brave a whimsical, dangerous land to find the key that will save them both.
by Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir addresses human existence's inherent lack of meaning, using it to build purpose and values.
by Alfred Jarry
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King Ubu, a ridiculous and crude character, takes power. His rule quickly turns into a farcical display of gluttony and greed, exposing how easily authority can be debased. Audiences often find it both shocking and funny.
by Valerie Solanas
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Valerie Solanas's manifesto declares war on patriarchal society, calling for the elimination of men and an all-female, automated world to free women from an unbearable life.
by Jeffrey Archer
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A tied vote in the House of Lords starts a series of life-changing events for the Clifton family, from political battles and transatlantic journeys to young Sebastian's involvement in a dangerous international art fraud.
by Moss Hart
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The unexpected arrival of a famously curmudgeonly lecturer, confined to a small-town home by a broken hip, unleashes six weeks of uproarious chaos and transforms the lives of his bewildered hosts.
by Philip Roth
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A young writer's idolization of a literary master unravels into a mystery when he meets a beautiful, enigmatic woman in the secluded Lonoff home, sparking his imagination to weave a dramatic, secret history.
by William Faulkner
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In the racially charged Deep South, a young white boy races against a lynch mob to prove the innocence of an elderly black farmer accused of murder, repaying a life debt and confronting the town's ingrained prejudices.