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by Mona Simpson
3.5(2,794)
A fiercely independent mother and her observant daughter chase the elusive American dream from rural Wisconsin to the glitz of Los Angeles, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and unspoken resentments in their wake.
by Young
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A troubled teen fights to protect her disabled brother and keep her fragile world from shattering, finding unexpected comfort in a boy with his own problems, all while battling forces threatening to tear her family apart.
by Karen Connelly
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Imprisoned for protest songs, a Burmese dissident spends seven years in solitary confinement. He uses Buddhist patience to connect with his jailers and forms a freeing friendship with a young orphan within the brutal prison walls.
by Thomas Mann
3.5(2,790)
In a chilling Italian seaside spectacle, the sinister magician Cipolla ensnares his audience, mirroring the seductive and coercive rise of fascism in Europe.
by Larry Brown
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In rural Mississippi, an ex-con and a homeless teenager form an unlikely bond, navigating a violent path toward possible redemption or ruin.
by Jody Gehrman
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Three best friends navigate rivalries and mistaken identities at a coffee shop, learning that their friendship is stronger than any romantic chaos.
by William Morris
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A Victorian man awakens in a future England that is an idyllic, moneyless, and government-free socialist utopia, where art and nature blend with daily life.
by Abbie Hoffman
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This counterculture handbook uses humor and illustrations to help revolutionaries challenge the establishment.
by Garrett Leigh
4.1(2,783)
A shy tattoo artist haunted by his past must fight to hold onto the love of a paramedic when their fragile world shatters under the weight of trauma and secrets.
by Amitav Ghosh
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Amitav Ghosh searches for a medieval Indian slave in Egypt, only to find himself connected to a modern Egyptian village's life and customs.
by Edward O. Wilson
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E.O. Wilson explores the nature vs. nurture debate, arguing that our biological heritage shapes human behavior and destiny.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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In 19th-century Edinburgh, two medical students, Fettes and Macfarlane, descend into depravity, trading their souls for bodies, as their professor's shadow and the specter of damnation close in.
by A.S. King
3.5(2,773)
Four traumatized teenagers build an invisible helicopter to escape their difficult lives, only to learn that real freedom comes from facing the problems they tried to leave behind.
by Polly Holyoke
4.2(2,766)
A genetically altered girl, more at home in the ocean than on land, discovers she's part of a secret project to build an underwater civilization and must lead a group of reluctant, super-powered kids across a perilous sea to escape a pursuing government.
by Mark Salzman
3.8(2,761)
A Carmelite nun's divine visions are tied to her severe headaches, making her question if her spiritual ecstasy is a gift from God or a symptom of illness.
by Francesca Simon
4.0(2,757)
Horrid Henry is a mischievous menace whose funny escapades and constant torment of his saintly brother, Perfect Peter, guarantee chaotic fun and a good laugh for any child who loves a bit of naughtiness.
by M. Charlotte Craft
4.2(2,755)
A greedy king's wish to turn all he touches into gold backfires spectacularly when his beloved daughter becomes a shimmering, lifeless statue, revealing the true cost of his golden obsession.
by Charlaine Harris
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Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse must solve a murder that implicates her vampire lover, Eric Northman, while navigating the dangerous politics of the vampire world and an enemy determined to destroy her.
by Peter Carey
3.8(2,753)
A 139-year-old con artist tells a fantastic, century-long story of aviators, inventors, and the magic of Australian dreaming.
by Heather Tomlinson
3.7(2,751)
When a goddess gives one sister jewels and the other toads, their blessings and curses lead to royal conflict, plague, and self-discovery in historical India.
by W.H. Hudson
3.7(2,751)
A revolutionary fugitive finds transcendent love with the bird-like Rima in the Venezuelan jungle, but human cruelty shatters their idyllic life and a pristine world.
by Robb White
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A desperate college student's guiding job in the desert transforms into a deadly game of cat and mouse when his wealthy, sadistic client accidentally kills a prospector and hunts Ben to silence him.
by Caroline Lawrence
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In ancient Ostia, a Roman girl and her friends solve a canine murder mystery, uncovering secrets and finding justice.
by Margaret Laurence
3.9(2,747)
In the stifling prairie town of Manawaka, a repressed Sunday school teacher embarks on a secret summer affair, forcing her to confront her own desires and her mother's judgment.