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by Jack Olsen
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In Glacier National Park, August 1967, two campers died in separate grizzly bear attacks, changing the park's approach to its predators.
by Francesca Simon
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Horrid Henry schemes to outsmart the Tooth Fairy, banish an annoying houseguest, and unleash his chaos upon a family wedding, showing that even good intentions can't tame his naughty nature.
by Amanda Hocking
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A changeling princess torn between forbidden love with her bodyguard, a captivating enemy prince, and a politically advantageous marriage must master her burgeoning powers to save her people from an impending war.
by C.V. Wyk
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A Thracian warrior princess, enslaved by Rome, ignites a legendary rebellion alongside a champion gladiator. They challenge the Roman Republic and create the myth of Spartacus.
by Edna O'Brien
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A young, isolated boy's idyllic forest life shatters when a charismatic but dangerous stranger, haunted by his own past, invades their remote Irish home, blurring the lines between protector and predator.
by J.M. Roberts
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From the African savannah to the post-9/11 world, this sweeping chronicle traces the diversity of human civilization, power shifts, and the triumphs and struggles of people across continents.
by Jack London
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In turn-of-the-century Oakland, a working-class couple seeks liberation and love, leaving the city's labor strife for a new life in California's wild landscapes.
by Franklin W. Dixon
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The Hardy Boys journey to the Deep South to clear a Confederate general's name and recover stolen gold, proving that even a century-old mystery can be solved.
by David Almond
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In a summer of childhood mischief, two altar boys create a mud-sculpted being with a soul, only to uncover the dark plans of its true maker.
by Anne Nesbet
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Whisked behind the Iron Curtain, a stuttering boy discovers his life is a lie, forcing him to navigate a world of spies and secrets while unraveling the mystery of his true identity and the disappearance of his friend's parents.
by Georges Simenon
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During the 1940 Nazi invasion of France, a timid man separated from his family on a refugee train finds freedom and terrifying responsibility with a mysterious woman, leading him to a chilling decision.
by Charlie Higson
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In a post-apocalyptic London, a young boy named Sam journeys through a city filled with monstrous adults, seeking his sister, while an ancient evil gathers its forces and a talking infected man reveals clues about the plague's nature.
by R.J. Anderson
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On a chain of faery islands, a sheltered girl named Rhosmari must defy an encroaching Empress and ignite a rebellion to save her entire race from enslavement.
by Laura Kasischke
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A teen navigating first love and budding sexuality faces a chilling mystery when her mother vanishes, forcing her to confront the dark secrets of her suburban life.
by Walt Disney Company
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A spirited Powhatan princess finds her world turned upside down by the arrival of English settlers, forcing her to choose between loyalty to her people and a forbidden love that could bridge two clashing cultures.
by Ralph Ellison
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A dying, racist senator confronts the Black preacher who raised him, forcing a reckoning with a past that spans an idyllic Southern boyhood, filmmaking, and the mysterious denial of his origins.
by Anita Desai
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An impoverished lecturer's dream of escaping his mundane life by interviewing India's greatest Urdu poet unravels into a wonderfully funny and calamitous quest for artistic preservation.
by Dr. Benjamin Hardy
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This framework helps businesses move past slow growth, find hidden problems, and scale 10-100x by changing their focus and setting ambitious goals.
by Ismail Kadare
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In a totalitarian state where truth is a tool, the suspicious death of the Designated Successor blurs the lines between suicide and murder, dream and reality, under an oppressive regime.
by Irving Wallace
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In 1964, a sudden tragedy makes Douglass Dilman the first Black President, forcing him into a storm of racial bias, political plots, and personal scandal, leading to a historic impeachment trial that threatens American power.
by Ross Welford
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Thirteen-year-old Ethel's attempt to cure her acne with untested medicines and a sunbed backfires, leaving her permanently invisible and sending her on a quest to become seen again while unraveling the mystery of her origins.
by Romina Garber
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An undocumented Argentinian teen, on the run from her father's criminal past, finds her true heritage in a hidden magical society. She learns she is a forbidden seventh daughter, a witch and a werewolf, making her existence an act of rebellion.
by Valynne E. Maetani
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Seventeen-year-old Claire Takata unearths a terrifying secret about her deceased father's yakuza past, thrusting her into a deadly race to protect her loved ones and her own life from a legacy she never knew existed.
by Scott Snyder
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Haunted by the Jokerized Batman from the Dark Multiverse, Bruce Wayne must confront a terrifying reflection of his own darkest fears and consider breaking his most sacred rule to save existence.