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by Francine Rivers
4.2(27,634)
Two women, separated by a century but united by a scarlet threaded quilt and a shared journey of faith, discover the enduring power of surrender and God's unconditional love amidst life's trials.
by Agatha Christie
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When a seemingly accidental death is followed by a hatchet murder and a cryptic funeral remark, Hercule Poirot must untangle a web of Victorian secrets to expose the truth behind a family's deadly inheritance.
by Holly Black
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With his Chaos-ridden wolf as his only ally, Callum Hunt returns to the Magisterium, where he gets caught up in the theft of a magic-severing gauntlet and pursued by enemies who suspect his true, dark power.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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In a world where a third child means death, Luke Garner must navigate a mysterious boarding school, posing as another boy while uncovering the dark secrets of a society that wants him erased.
by Katherine Addison
4.0(27,575)
An exiled, half-goblin emperor, put on the throne by tragedy, navigates a dangerous court of assassins and schemers while looking for a friend amid the isolation of power.
by Patricia Reilly Giff
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A spirited 12-year-old orphan, placed with an eccentric elderly artist, grapples with her present while haunted by the vivid memories of a loving foster family she once nearly called her own.
by Andrea Levy
4.0(27,565)
In post-WWII London, a Jamaican couple seeking belonging and their white landlady navigating her own hidden truths reveal the complexities of immigration, prejudice, and unexpected human connection.
by David Arnold
3.9(27,547)
A quirky, observant teenager flees her new, medicated life in Mississippi on a Greyhound bus to find her sick mother, embarking on a hilarious and heartbreaking odyssey of self-discovery amidst a cast of eccentric strangers.
by Colson Whitehead
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In post-pandemic New York, a civilian sweeper clears residual zombies and confronts the weight of a fallen world over three surreal days.
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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A London detective returns to war-torn Shanghai, only to find his childhood memories of his parents' disappearance are as unreliable as the city itself.
by Sharon Guskin
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A mother, a professor, and a four-year-old's memories of a past life come together to solve a seven-year-old disappearance, blurring lines between fantasy and reality.
by Susan Jeffers
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Conquer the paralysis of fear and transform your life by embracing a 10-step positive thinking process, turning every decision into a 'no-lose' situation, and risking a little more each day.
by Ken Follett
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In World War II Cairo, a desperate British major and a courageous young Jewish girl must outwit a cunning Nazi spy whose coded messages, transmitted through a belly dancer, threaten to open the city to Rommel's advancing army.
by Kristen Ashley
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A fiercely independent woman, scarred by her past, finds her globetrotting life upended by her meddling grandmother's dying wish: to connect her with a small-town, big-hearted ex-boxer who makes consistently bad decisions in love.
by Beverly Cleary
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A boy's ordinary life on Klickitat Street turns into a series of lively, dog-fueled adventures when a stray, ice cream-loving canine named Ribsy adopts him, showing that even everyday streets can hold extraordinary adventures.
by Susan Cooper
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In a Cornish town, three siblings search for a stolen golden grail. This hunt connects with the old Greenwitch ritual and a mysterious boy's new powers, all while fighting the Dark.
by Kristen Simmons
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In a dystopian America, where moral statutes replace the Bill of Rights and dissent leads to brutal arrests, a teenage girl must navigate a dangerous world to save her mother, only to find the boy she loves is one of her oppressors.
by Brunonia Barry
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In a town known for witchcraft, a woman who can read the future in lace must face her past and uncertain mind to solve her aunt's disappearance, while a skeptical detective tries to find the truth among unreliable family stories.
by Chris Colfer
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The Bailey twins, stripped of their council authority, must race through Oz, Neverland, and Wonderland with a band of fairy tale misfits to stop the Masked Man from weaponizing classic literature's villains through portal-creating potions.
by Michel Faber
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A missionary travels to a distant planet to spread the Gospel, but his faith and marriage face challenges when his wife's letters reveal Earth's collapse, making them confront love and devotion across a cosmic distance.
by Sebastian Barry
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Two young soldiers, bound by love and trauma in 19th-century America, form an unconventional family with an orphaned Indian girl, seeking peace in a world set against them.
by James Patterson
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A killer called 'The Teacher' targets New York's rich with lessons in etiquette. Detective Mike Bennett must find him while managing his ten flu-stricken children.
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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A Wisconsin farm girl from a quiet family wants to play football and finds an unexpected connection with a rival team's star quarterback.
by Ali Benjamin
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A heartbroken twelve-year-old travels the world to prove a rare jellyfish sting, not an accident, killed her best friend, finding wonder and hope in her scientific pursuit of grief.