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by Donn Pearce
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On a brutal chain gang, a charismatic rebel named Luke uses his defiance and gluttonous feats to create a legend of indomitable spirit, inspiring fellow convicts with a hope for freedom that goes beyond his own recaptures.
by Fred D'Aguiar
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In 1810 Virginia, a fiercely intelligent young slave's bid for freedom and forbidden love for a white girl are tragically intertwined with his father's inadvertent betrayal and the complex loyalties within the plantation.
by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Orphaned by soldiers and adopted by an East Coast couple, a young Sand Lizard girl navigates the differences between her ancestral traditions and an encroaching white world, finding her identity through a globe-spanning journey and the wisdom of the earth.
by David Demchuk
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As war looms and a brutal regime hunts them, the last mythical beings of Eastern Europe gather in their final refuge to share their stories and face extinction.
by Lope de Vega
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A fiery countess, caught between pride and passion, struggles with the hilarious and heartbreaking dilemma of loving her clever secretary, who may or may not be a nobleman, in this Golden Age comedy of social climbing and forbidden desire.
by Shaun Harbinger
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As a deadly virus turns humanity into zombies, isolated hikers must face the undead, desperate soldiers, and a collapsing society to reach a rumored sanctuary.
by Jane Yolen
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A young woman's quest to understand her grandmother's deathbed confession, 'I am Briar Rose,' leads her to a historical truth that redefines the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with the horrors and hope of the Holocaust.
by Amulya Malladi
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An orphaned eleven-year-old in an Indian epic defies expectations, forming an unconventional family and finding her voice within an ashram through decades of friendship, rivalry, and conviction.
by Celeste De Blasis
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From the smuggling coasts of Napoleonic England to the slave-shadowed horse country of pre-Civil War Maryland, Alexandria Thaine navigates a lifetime of danger, desire for two men, and the forging of a powerful family across an ocean.
by Ali Cronin
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After college, the Skins gang faces new relationships, old guilt, and growing desires, pushing the limits of friendship and self-discovery.
by Vladimir Sorokin
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A Siberian meteorite's 'Ice' awakens a cult's mission to unite humanity's blue-eyed 'Brothers and Sisters of the Light' and destroy the world through a chaotic, genre-bending narrative spanning the 20th century.
by L.M. Augustine
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A self-loathing poet, convinced she's nothing, finds her carefully constructed world of hate for the 'geeky' boy next door unravel as a blind date reveals his shared love for verse and a surprising charm that challenges her deepest insecurities.
by Joanne O'Sullivan
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After Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana fishing prodigy finds comfort and love with another refugee, dealing with loss and finding her place.
by Ernest Thompson Seton
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Ernest Thompson Seton explores the lives of a cunning wolf, a clever crow, and a loyal dog, revealing the adventure, humor, and sorrow of their existence in the wild.
by Kayla Cagan
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As art-obsessed Piper Perish navigates her chaotic senior year of high school, she confronts romance, changing friendships, and family struggles, all while fighting for her dream of attending art school in New York City.
by Monica Sweeney
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This journal uses profanity to help you let go of drama and find a happier life by simply not caring about the nonsense.
by Meg Mullins
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A heartbroken Iranian rug merchant, adrift in New York after his wife's betrayal, finds an unexpected and tender connection with a lonely American college student, weaving a new tapestry of hope and love.
by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
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In a pre-Earth contact Keltic world, the powerful heir Aeron must master her destiny-altering magic to navigate alliances and enmities threatening her throne.
by Mark Tufo
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Trapped within his reanimated corpse, the curmudgeonly Timothy, whose mood improved little with undeath, must outwit a sentient virus controlling his every zombie lurch or face eternal servitude to a microscopic master.
by Stephen Cole
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A brilliant teen hacker joins a crew of talented outlaws, including a one-eyed locksmith and a human lie detector, to globe-trot for ancient artifacts that promise immense wealth or eternal life under their enigmatic benefactor.
by Israel J. Singer
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In early industrial Lodz, two brothers—one sharp and driven, the other charming but adrift—face off in a story of faith, greed, and fate, broken by the very forces they tried to control.
by Carol Plum-Ucci
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A New Jersey suburb poisons itself with every glass of water. A Pakistani teen hacker races against time to decipher extremist chatter about 'Red Vinegar' and prevent a bioterror attack.
by Karen Foxlee
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A young girl navigates small-town secrets and unspoken grief while piecing together the mysterious final months of her sister's life, blurring the lines between truth, lies, and the painful journey into womanhood.
by Kenneth Roberts
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