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by Mo Yan
3.7(2,936)
A respected midwife's brutal dedication to China's one-child policy is the focus of Mo Yan's epic, which examines the human and national costs of extreme ideology.
by Robert Cormier
3.4(2,935)
A disfigured war hero returns home, not for glory, but for revenge against the man who ruined his life before the war began.
by Laura Harrington
3.8(2,934)
As her father deploys to Iraq, tomboy Alice Bliss handles adolescence, first love, and family loyalty, all while dealing with his absence.
by James Thurber
4.2(2,933)
James Thurber's classic collection humorously explores the absurdities of everyday life, turning ordinary situations into comical reflections on human nature.
by Paul de Kruif
4.1(2,932)
Follow the scientists who, with early microscopes and strong curiosity, explored the unseen world of microbes, fighting disease and uncovering life's smallest secrets.
by Jeannette Haien
3.7(2,930)
An Irish priest deals with a parishioner's story of love, sin, and suffering, forcing him to choose between church rules and empathy.
by Richard North Patterson
3.8(2,930)
In the final week of a presidential campaign, Senator Kerry Kilcannon races against time and an assassin, battling his past and a secret that could end his White House bid.
by Longus
3.8(2,926)
Two shepherd-raised foundlings find first love in an ancient world, overcoming pirates, rivals, and social divides to claim their happiness.
by Kate Sherwood
4.0(2,926)
A heartbroken horse trainer, reeling from a devastating breakup, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the complex allure of a wealthy mogul and the quiet strength of his lover.
by Barbara Nickless
4.5(2,925)
A railway cop and her K9 partner race from Mexico City to Denver to protect an Iraqi boy from a killer determined to bury his past along with the child.
by Mary Jo Putney
4.0(2,924)
A disillusioned man seeking anonymity finds his world changed by the love of a compassionate foundling, forcing him to confront secrets that threaten to keep them apart.
by Brian Yorkey
4.4(2,921)
A suburban mother's struggle with bipolar disorder shatters her family's facade, revealing the raw, often painful, truths beneath their pursuit of normalcy.
by Lesley M.M. Blume
4.2(2,919)
A lonely, bookish girl's meticulously ordered world is upended by the arrival of a glamorous neighbor, her enigmatic servant, and a mischievous bulldog, launching her into a whirlwind of global adventure and unexpected friendship.
by Jack Kerouac
3.4(2,918)
In the working-class streets of Lowell, a young French-Canadian boy's imagination creates the mysterious Dr. Sax, a guide through adolescent fears and apocalyptic dreams.
by Robert C. O'Brien
3.9(2,914)
After a mysterious silver crown appears, Ellen's world shatters into a desperate quest to find her vanished family, evade a relentless stalker, and unlock the crown's magic before a shadowy castle consumes her.
by Ha Jin
3.9(2,913)
Trapped by tradition and the watchful eye of Communist China, a devoted doctor spends seventeen years navigating the agonizing limbo between his arranged, loyal wife and his modern, passionate love, desperately waiting for a divorce that never seems to come.
by Katherine Woodfine
4.0(2,913)
At the grand opening of London's new department store, two shopgirls must solve the theft of a clockwork sparrow before a criminal mastermind ruins everything.
by Jeff VanderMeer
4.0(2,910)
In a city overrun by fungal creatures, a cynical detective must solve a bizarre double murder for his new masters while navigating rebels, spies, and mind-altering drugs, all leading to a truth that will unravel his world.
by Chris Wooding
4.4(2,910)
Haunted by his escape from a terrifying comic book, Seth must re-enter the twisted world of Malice to rescue his best friend Kady, who is now a rebel fighting the tyrannical Tall Jake under the watchful eye of an unknown, omniscient reader.
by Terry Spencer Hesser
3.9(2,908)
An 11-year-old girl's world becomes a minefield of cracks, prayers, and doorknob kisses as she fights an unseen enemy threatening her mother's safety, driven by escalating compulsions.
by Tomie dePaola
4.2(2,905)
In a medieval Italian town, a humble juggler, with nothing but his tattered skills, offers a silent performance as his Christmas gift to the Virgin and Child, proving that devotion comes from the heart, not the purse.
by Joan Brady
3.9(2,896)
A burnt-out woman finds her 'Higher Power' in a mysterious, Harley-riding stranger named Joe, who guides her on a journey of self-discovery.
by Rachel Van Dyken
4.3(2,892)
A fake engagement to help a childhood friend's grandmother forces a woman to confront her lingering animosity and unexpected attraction towards her friend's devilishly handsome older brother.
by Elizabeth von Arnim
3.8(2,891)
A witty account of a young woman's delightful, and often disastrous, attempts to cultivate both a German garden and a peaceful, solitary life amidst the intrusions of nature, society, and her own children.