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by Steven Herrick
3.8(1,345)
On the run from an abusive home, sixteen-year-old Billy finds an unexpected family and first love in an abandoned train carriage, showing that good things often arrive in unexpected places.
by Will Christopher Baer
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In Denver's grim underworld, Phineas Poe falls into a hallucinatory world of changing identities and violent make-believe to find a missing cop, fighting a city where reality itself is the most dangerous game.
by Robert Burton
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Robert Burton's 17th-century work is a vast, elegant exploration of human melancholy, dissecting every aspect of the condition and offering a timeless journey through psychology, history, and philosophy.
by Bruce Coville
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Haunted by a magical skull that forces him to speak only the truth, a compulsive liar named Charlie must navigate a world that no longer believes a word he says, even when he's finally being honest.
by Ali Vali
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A crime boss, hardened by betrayal, finds her guarded heart opened by an unexpected love, forcing her to choose between loyalty and passion.
by Tara Gilesbie
3.8(1,331)
A goth named Ebony navigates forbidden love with Draco Malfoy, telekinetic Voldemort commands, and time-traveling seduction to save the Dark Lord's soul.
by Ted Chiang
4.0(1,328)
In a world where angels visibly cause destruction and souls in Hell are public, a grieving father grapples with faith, justice, and the terrifying indifference of a demonstrably real divine.
by Ray Hammond
4.0(1,328)
As an unstoppable cosmic storm heads for Earth, a lone cryptographer decodes alien transmissions, only to discover the true, terrifying nature of the impending doom is not from the stars, but from within.
by A.J.P. Taylor
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A.J.P. Taylor argues that the Second World War was not Hitler's premeditated plan, but a series of blunders and miscalculations, rewriting the war's beginnings.
by Jonah Winter
4.2(1,327)
Frida Kahlo turned life's hardest moments and greatest joys into lasting art, from her father's color lessons to the raw depiction of polio and bus crash pain.
by Walter Tevis
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In the smoky, high-stakes world of 1950s pool halls, "Fast" Eddie Felson, a cocky young hustler, confronts his ambition and self-worth when he challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats, forcing him to reckon with the true cost of victory and defeat.
by Louise Plummer
3.9(1,326)
Armed with a romance writer's phrase book and a fierce commitment to truth, Kate Bjorkman chronicles her authentic, messy, and utterly swoon-worthy love story, proving reality can be more compelling than fiction.
by Jesse Kellerman
3.2(1,324)
A poor philosophy student's search for conversation with a rich, mysterious woman turns into a deadly inheritance game where intellectual arguments become a fight for survival.
by E.M. Hull
3.3(1,324)
An independent Englishwoman seeking adventure in the Algerian desert is kidnapped and unexpectedly falls for the commanding Sheik who holds her captive, in a scandalous tale that started the modern romance novel.
by Sol Yurick
3.5(1,322)
On a sweltering July 4th, a Coney Island gang must fight their way through a treacherous, night-long odyssey across 1960s New York City after being framed for the murder of a powerful rival leader at a city-wide peace rally.
by G.K. Chesterton
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In an epic poem, King Alfred's desperate stand against the Danes in 878 becomes a timeless allegory for the clash between Christendom and nihilistic heathenism, brought to life with battles, mystical visions, and Chesterton's artistry.
by A.C. Crispin
3.9(1,317)
Beneath a guise of peaceful refugees, reptilian aliens with a chilling agenda of global subjugation begin a systematic purge of humanity, forcing a desperate resistance against overwhelming odds.
by David M. Rubenstein
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David M. Rubenstein interviews financial leaders like Stan Druckenmiller and Larry Fink, revealing the strategies and principles that built their investment empires in venture capital, real estate, and crypto.
by Stephanie Elliot
3.8(1,316)
A sixteen-year-old with a hidden eating disorder finds that new love can't silence her inner struggles; only family and a devoted boyfriend can help her reclaim her life.
by Stephen King
3.9(1,314)
A super-fan's obsession with a reclusive author's unpublished manuscripts leads to a decades-long game of cat and mouse after a young boy finds the hidden literary treasure.
by Mike Lupica
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Orphaned Cuban refugee Michael Arroyo, a twelve-year-old pitching star, must hide his age and work to keep his family together while leading his team towards the Little League World Series, all while avoiding authorities who threaten to separate him from his brother.
by Susan Carroll
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In 1585, a weapon-wielding Huntress must protect a prophesied girl with world-altering powers from Catherine de Medici and the courts of Elizabeth I, even as the girl's own father poses a threat.
by Gennifer Choldenko
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Trapped in a family of perfectionists who misunderstand her, a young girl named Ant spins a web of lies, her only confidant a dog named Pistachio, until a perceptive teacher offers a lifeline to the truth.
by Jamaica Kincaid
3.8(1,312)
Jamaica Kincaid's collection of lyrical short stories captures the vivid, often unsettling memories of a Caribbean childhood, exploring family ties, nature's duality, and the quiet power of everyday things through a voice both whimsical and deeply resonant.