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by John Clellon Holmes
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In 'Go,' set in post-WWII New York, aspiring writers and rebels launch the Beat Generation, fueling their search for meaning with parties, writing, drugs, and thrills.
by Bianca D'Arc
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A wild healer and her ice dragon rescue a wounded dragon king. Their passionate love becomes their strongest weapon against a coming war.
by Ian Frazier
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Ian Frazier explores the realities of the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, showing a culture sustained by humor, resilience, and the past in the face of modern challenges.
by Richard Price
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In the Bronx of the early '60s, the Wanderers navigate rival gangs, indifferent adults, and their own urges, all to a doo-wop beat.
by Molly Evangeline
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A war-weary warrior must navigate treacherous alliances and unexpected betrayals to protect her people from a cunning enemy, learning that true trust is found in the most unlikely of places.
by Leslie Wolfe
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When a rogue drone turns a Florida highway into a kill zone, an executive uncovers a conspiracy of corporate greed and poor leadership behind the very technology designed to protect, threatening to expose a deadly secret that reaches the highest levels of power.
by Sharon M. Draper
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In the racially charged atmosphere of 1957 Little Rock, Sylvia, a young Black girl, must decide if she has the courage to be one of the first students to integrate Central High, facing the prejudice that threatens her community.
by Donn Fendler
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Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler endures a terrifying two-week ordeal, battling starvation, delusion, and the unforgiving Maine wilderness after a momentary lapse separates him from his Boy Scout troop on Mount Katahdin.
by James Bradley
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In 1826 London, a young anatomist's ambition to study cadavers pulls him into a corrupt world of body snatchers and murder, where the line between life and death blurs with every stolen corpse.
by Amartya Sen
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Amartya Sen argues against seeking a perfectly just society, instead favoring a practical, comparative approach to justice that addresses real-world inequalities by considering diverse viewpoints.
by Victor Serge
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Stalin's Great Terror takes hold after a high-ranking official's assassination, leading to a global investigation that traps innocent people and reveals the brutal, yet sometimes noble, aspects of a totalitarian regime.
by Zaina Arafat
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Haunted by a childhood shaming in Bethlehem and her mother's condemnation of her queer identity, a Palestinian-American woman navigates a turbulent journey of love addiction and self-discovery between the U.S. and the Middle East.
by Donna Milner
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A perfect 1960s dairy farm life in rural British Columbia ends when a Vietnam War resister arrives, forcing a family to face dark secrets and a daughter to escape a past she must eventually uncover for peace.
by Linda Gerber
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In Paris, a teen girl trying to outrun assassins and follow her mother's survival rules struggles with her feelings for her boyfriend, leading her to a deadly confrontation in Italy that puts them both in danger.
by Dian Curtis Regan
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Fifteen-year-old Princess Kyla wishes herself from a magical realm to Earth, only to discover that her new reality is less a dream and more a perplexing exile she's surprisingly unwilling to escape.
by Carmine Gallo
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Carmine Gallo breaks down Steve Jobs's 'Think Different' philosophy into seven practical principles for sparking creativity and achieving innovation in any field.
by Bernice Morgan
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Exiled to the desolate shores of Newfoundland, the Andrews family grapples with a brutal new world, meticulously chronicled in the secret journal of young Lavinia, who unflinchingly records the truths and deceptions of her fellow settlers.
by R.K. Narayan
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An old tiger, Raja, tells his life story, from the wild jungle to human entertainment, and his unexpected spiritual change in Malgudi.
by Audrey Couloumbis
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Eleven-year-old Sallie and her sister Maude flee their cruel guardians, beginning an unexpected journey through the Wild West where Sallie learns about adventure and sisterhood as Maude becomes a 'wanted woman' in their unfolding reality.
by Chris Crutcher
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After a season of betrayals and loss, a star athlete must confront his broken ideals and find a new path forward.
by Charlotte Dacre
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In a Venice full of sin, a rich aristocrat enters a world of lust, betrayal, and murder, led by her dark desires and a seductive Moorish servant, all while Satan watches.
by Preeta Samarasan
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In 1980s Malaysia, a wealthy Indian family's carefully built life falls apart after a servant is sent away, a grandmother dies, and a daughter leaves, forcing six-year-old Aasha to face the hidden truths that connect and betray them all.
by Kevin Sands
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Five young, uniquely skilled outcasts must band together to execute an impossible magical heist against the city's most powerful sorcerer, where success promises riches but failure could mean their lives.
by Tom Brown Jr.
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Guided by an ancient Apache, a New Jersey boy becomes a master tracker, learning to read the earth's subtle whispers and confront the wilderness's most harrowing challenges, ultimately saving lives and rediscovering humanity's lost connection to nature.