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by Jenny Carroll
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A teenage medium protects her classmate from four vengeful ghosts, only to learn their 'accident' was murder and the killer is still active.
by Juli Alexander
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A teenage witch with a knack for potions navigates high school crushes, a complicated blended family, and the temptation to use forbidden magic to fix her messy life, all while trying to find a substitute for toad slime.
by Brad Barkley
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After their mother's absence and their father's withdrawal, two sisters—one burdened by responsibility, the other rebellious—must confront a dark family secret to redefine their fractured home.
by Elizabeth Laird
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Forced from her Iraqi home, a young girl faces displacement and a search for belonging as her family travels from Kurdish resistance to British asylum.
by Jennifer Davis
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A cocky baseball star's pursuit of the new girl forces him to confront his arrogance, but their romance is threatened by the truth of his past actions.
by Alistair MacLeod
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In the rugged Maritime landscape, families contend with loss and the sea's relentless pull, showing the deep rifts and lasting ties that define their lives.
by James Newman
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A family shattered by violence seeks solace in a new town, only to discover an ancient child-devouring demon has been awakened by a horrific orphanage fire, threatening to consume everything they have left.
by W.B. Yeats
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Yeats's 1928 collection, "The Tower," now in a new edition, explores the poet's mature work, from the spiritual quest of 'Sailing to Byzantium' to the power of 'Leda and the Swan,' as he considers age, history, and artistic lastingness.
by O. Henry
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A long-awaited reunion between two friends takes a dramatic turn when an unforeseen twist reveals the true nature of their two-decade-old pact.
by Meg Cabot
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A klutzy, algebra-failing Manhattan freshman's ordinary life is hilariously upended when she discovers her absentee father is actually the Crown Prince of Genovia, thrusting her into reluctant royalty, secret makeovers, and the bewildering world of princess lessons.
by Fernando de Rojas
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by Louise Meriwether
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In 1934 Harlem, twelve-year-old Francie Coffin navigates a world of dashed hopes and resilient dreams, where the daily numbers game offers a false promise of escape from the Great Depression.
by Adam Roberts
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In a universe where murder is an ancient myth, one man’s confession shatters millennia of peace, forcing humanity to confront the terrifying rebirth of primal violence.
by Jackie Wang
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Jackie Wang shows how carceral power has grown, explaining how predatory lending, algorithmic control, and government practices extend the prison's reach beyond walls, trapping marginalized communities in a 'living hell' of debt and dehumanization.
by David Ambrose
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A parapsychologist's experiment to debunk the supernatural by inventing a ghost backfires when his fictional creation manifests with deadly intent, preying on minds and threatening to turn a new love into a nightmare.
by Dan Gutman
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Three skate-obsessed best friends expecting a summer of California half-pipes instead find themselves battling terrorists mid-flight, only to crash-land into a harrowing fight for survival in the wilderness.
by Mary Baker Eddy
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by Chelene Knight
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In 1930s Hogan's Alley, a Black community in Vancouver, a young artist deals with her mother's addiction and her own growing sexuality as their home faces destruction.
by Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith shares a lifetime of theater experience through letters to a young artist, offering direct advice on navigating the creative life's highs and lows, from self-doubt to making a social impact.
by Nancy Holder
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Haunted by nightmares and a growing possession, Lindsay must return to the academy she fled, where mean girls are evil and her crush might hold a dark secret, to fight for her soul before malevolent spirits claim her.
by Esther M. Friesner
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In 1910 New York, a young Polish immigrant named Raisa navigates a new world of friendship, love, and factory work, only to face the devastating inferno of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that will forever mark her life.
by William Sleator
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When Nick buys a cheap used cell phone to impress his girlfriend, he unwittingly dials into a supernatural conspiracy, forcing him to commit increasingly dark crimes for an unseen entity that won't let him hang up.
by Sonya Hartnett
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A malevolent stranger's arrival unravels a family's fragile peace, exposing their secrets and driving them into madness.
by Elmer Kelton
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In 1883, Texas Panhandle cowboys, labeled as thieves and exploited by powerful ranchers, launch a strike to regain their dignity and the right to own the cattle they tend.