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by A.S. Byatt
3.5(4,682)
During World War Two, a young girl's world falls apart and is remade when she discovers the Norse myth of Ragnarok, finding a reflection of her own wartime experience and the power of stories to face ultimate destruction.
by Sappho
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Barnard's clear translations bring Sappho's surviving poetry to life, showing the timeless passion and skill of ancient Greece's greatest lyric poet.
by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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In 1920s Osaka, a respectable married woman's life unravels into a thrilling, dangerous obsession when she falls for a beautiful, manipulative artist, pulling her into a dark labyrinth of passion, jealousy, and deceit.
by Kaitlin Bevis
3.8(4,673)
A modern Persephone discovers her goddess heritage, gets whisked to a surprisingly 'cool' Underworld, and finds herself in a marriage-of-convenience with the enigmatic Hades, all while battling ancient godly schemes and blossoming powers.
by Richard A. Clarke
3.9(4,673)
America's former counterterrorism chief offers a sharp, insider view of how the Bush administration, focused on Iraq, mishandled the fight against al Qaeda before and after 9/11, leaving the country more exposed.
by Steven Johnson
3.5(4,671)
Steven Johnson argues that video games and modern television, far from harming our minds, actually improve our thinking skills.
by Sara Pennypacker
3.9(4,666)
On Cape Cod, two foster girls, one seeking stability and the other belonging, must unite after a death, navigating a summer of survival, self-discovery, and the dream of finding a true family amidst a gypsy moth invasion.
by Neil Simon
3.9(4,663)
In Depression-era Brooklyn, witty teenager Eugene Jerome navigates his extended Jewish family's chaos, dreams of baseball, and faces the loss of innocence as war approaches.
by Michael Grant
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In an alternate 1942, as the world teeters on the brink, three ordinary American girls are thrust onto the brutal front lines of World War II after a landmark court decision drafts women into combat against the Nazi war machine.
by Walter Kirn
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A corporate downsizer addicted to the transient, anonymous world of air travel faces an unexpected turbulence when his meticulously crafted airborne existence threatens to unravel just as he nears his million-mile goal.
by Jostein Gaarder
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On a remote Fijian island, a grieving author, an estranged biologist, and an enigmatic Spanish couple unravel a philosophical mystery that blurs the lines between art, identity, and the universe, all while a joker steps out of his deck.
by Kristie Cook
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A young woman's discovery of her true identity and a forbidden romance with an enigmatic stranger ignite a celestial war that will decide the fate of humanity.
by J.R. Ward
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A cynical, revenge-driven fallen angel must save seven souls embodying the deadly sins, starting with a workaholic businessman ensnared by lust, as he battles a relentless demon in a high-stakes war for humanity's redemption.
by Nicholas Pileggi
4.0(4,644)
In the glittering, high-stakes world of 1970s Las Vegas, a sharp Jewish handicapper, his brutal mob enforcer best friend, and his beautiful, treacherous showgirl wife gamble with their lives as the Mafia’s iron grip on the casino empire begins to slip.
by Constance Briscoe
4.0(4,638)
Constance Briscoe's true story recounts her childhood of abuse, starvation, and abandonment, and her will to survive against all odds.
by Rachel Vincent
4.2(4,637)
As a banshee in high school, Kaylee's biggest challenge is not just surviving the supernatural world, but fighting a potent demon-breath drug that threatens her friends and her bond with her equally gifted boyfriend, Nash.
by F.E. Higgins
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A runaway boy becomes a pawnbroker's apprentice in a village of dark confessions, learning that everyone, himself included, has a hidden past.
by Ray Bradbury
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In a town where summer stubbornly clings to October, a fantastical civil war ignites between the young and the old, as thirteen-year-old Douglas Spaulding leads his peers in a desperate, magical fight against the inevitable march of time and the encroaching mysteries of adulthood.
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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A sarcastic fourteen-year-old's world shatters when his friends try to kill him, thrusting him into a hidden war of immortal vampire slayers, werewolves, and zombie outbreaks, all while trying to survive high school without getting grounded.
by Jaclyn Dolamore
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A destitute music-hall singer discovers the charming spirit of a fairy gentleman trapped within a sorcerer's clockwork automaton, igniting a forbidden romance and a desperate race to break his curse before a dark league of magic users destroys them and their world.
by Jeanne Birdsall
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Eleven-year-old Lydia orchestrates a secret Penderwick family reunion at Arundel for a joyous, homemade wedding, bringing together all five sisters and beloved pets for one last, unforgettable summer.
by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Seventeen authors explore the life of a school shooter, Kirby Matheson, through different viewpoints, showing how a boy became a killer one memory, interaction, and consequence at a time.
by Allegra Goodman
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On a seemingly idyllic island where the weather is controlled and conformity is mandated, a curious girl and a compassionate boy uncover the chilling truth behind the disappearances of those who dare to be different.
by Cynthia Voigt
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A spirited innkeeper's daughter, stranded with a noble during a snowstorm, finds a mysterious costume that sparks her interest in the kingdom's masked outlaw, Jackaroo.