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by James Fenimore Cooper
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On the American frontier, an old scout and a young landowner deal with clashing cultures and competing claims for the wilderness as civilization advances.
by Kit Pearson
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A shy girl at a summer cottage finds a magical watch, sending her back to witness her mother's forgotten childhood and revealing a surprising connection across generations.
by Walter Mosley
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Two brothers by bond, one privileged and one facing hardship, follow different paths until they reunite to confront a common enemy, revealing what fortune and resilience truly mean.
by Elizabeth Bowen
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In the intimate, bomb-scarred London of WWII, Stella Rodney's personal world collapses when her lover is accused of treason, forcing her into a dangerous deal with a shadowy figure and destroying her belief in trust.
by Pablo Cartaya
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When a slick developer threatens his abuela's beloved Miami restaurant, thirteen-year-old Arturo must harness the power of poetry, family history, and a crush on the new girl to save his community from an epic fail.
by Betsy Byars
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Three foster children, feeling like discarded pinballs, discover the power of friendship to navigate life's challenges and reclaim control over their futures.
by Alex Haley
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Queen, the daughter of a slave woman and a white owner, defies expectations, creating a multigenerational story of identity and strength in a changing America.
by Corinne Duyvis
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As a comet threatens Earth, an autistic Dutch teen races to secure passage on a generation ship, where her unique skills might save her family and offer humanity a new start.
by Durjoy Datta
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In Hong Kong, a bookish young man's world of words meets a blind woman's sensory exploration, as they find love by combining what they see and what they feel.
by Nizami Ganjavi
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Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem 'Layla and Majnun' reworks the classic romantic fool, Majnun, into an ideal lover. His earthly love for Layla is an allegory for the soul's longing for God.
by Ann Fairbairn
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A brilliant Black man from New Orleans poverty leads the civil rights movement, enduring a turbulent journey of love and sacrifice, as he decides to leave his white fiancée for the cause.
by Cecelia Ahern
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In a society that demands perfection and punishes mistakes with public branding, a seemingly faultless girl risks everything for one act of kindness, exposing a system built on fear.
by Emmy Laybourne
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On a luxury cruise promising miraculous weight loss, a new diet sweetener transforms a celebrity-filled dream vacation into a terrifying nightmare of bizarre behavior and deadly side effects, forcing an unlikely duo to fight for survival.
by Inio Asano
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This story, told through the surreal, bird-like eyes of Punpun, is a raw look at the messy, often heartbreaking reality of growing up, where first loves turn into obsession and the search for meaning meets disillusionment.
by David Foster Wallace
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Characters struggle with the weight of their own minds, showing the beauty and normalcy of everyday life.
by Shannon K. Butcher
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A woman trained to destroy the Sentinels finds her loyalties tested when the Sentinel she's hunting might be the only one who can save them both from a devastating magic.
by Neal Shusterman
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In a world where teenagers are harvested for parts, 'UnBound' explores the ethics and stories of a society that has normalized the sacrifice of its youth.
by Durjoy Datta
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A heartbroken singer finds an unexpected muse and solace in the unwavering devotion of a flight attendant, igniting a love story that defies the odds in a single, unforgettable night.
by David Malouf
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Stranded between British settlers and Aboriginal land, a young man's return to civilization sparks a cultural clash under the Australian sun.
by Maeve Binchy
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In a Dublin home, a mother's wish for an empty nest clashes with her adult children's comfort until a family crisis makes them all face what independence and belonging truly mean.
by John Cheever
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On a perfect summer day, Neddy Merrill swims through his suburban neighborhood's pools, only to find his life growing colder and more desolate with each stroke towards an inescapable truth.
by Angela Carter
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In a city descending into chaos from a mad doctor's machines, a man obsessed with the doctor's glass daughter goes on a surreal journey through a world of centaurs, cannibals, and acrobats, fighting reality itself to win his dream-bound love.
by Fleur Beale
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Renamed Esther and stripped of her identity, a young girl must navigate the oppressive world of a strict religious cult where conformity is salvation and individuality is sin.
by Dana Reinhardt
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A younger brother, tired of his hero-worshipped sibling's absence, searches for the fractured man who returns from war and the distance that now separates them.