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by Enid Blyton
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The Secret Seven's thrilling new den becomes a nighttime stage for a mysterious intruder, with Jack's mischievous sister Susie unwittingly holding the key to unmasking them.
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Krishnamurti explores how we can achieve true freedom from suffering by directly examining our thoughts and beliefs.
by Euripides
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Medea, a sorceress and princess, seeks brutal revenge on her betraying husband, Jason, sacrificing everything, even her children, to make him suffer, forcing a look at the destructive power of unchecked passion and the complex nature of justice.
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Orphaned Judith defies her uncle's strange prohibition against the color green, unknowingly unleashing a spectral mystery connected to her mother's madness and the dark secrets of her new South Carolina home.
by Norah Lofts
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Anne Boleyn defies King Henry VIII's desire, turning a forced seduction into a dangerous fight for power and affection that reshapes England's future.
by Terry Eagleton
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Terry Eagleton, with his signature wit, dissects ten common myths about Marxism, showing its lasting relevance and frequent misrepresentation in today's capitalist world.
by Jerry Spinelli
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Four different kids find their lives changed by a mysterious blue library card that offers a journey through their pasts and into unimagined futures.
by Roberto Calasso
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Explore the mythical origins of Western thought as gods and mortals meet, revealing life's big questions through ancient Greek tales.
by Allison van Diepen
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In a gang-ruled high school where neutrality is a myth, a young woman's resolve to stay unaligned shatters when an unexpected romance forces her to choose sides, risking everything she knows.
by Joelle Charbonneau
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Trapped in their bombed high school, six teenagers must find the bomber among them before their secrets and lives are exposed.
by Lori Wick
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Fleeing a sinister inheritance plot after her grandfather's death, Christine escapes to a new town where unexpected love and faith blossom amidst the lingering shadow of danger.
by Kevin Sands
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When the Black Death returns to London, young apothecary Christopher Rowe must outwit assassins and decipher a deadly conspiracy to protect a miraculous cure, even as the plague threatens his own life.
by William Styron
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In the decaying post-war South, a family's legacy of destructive love unravels into betrayal, infidelity, and the tragic suicide of its most luminous daughter.
by Sarah Lyu
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After her boyfriend is murdered, a teenage girl must uncover the truth behind her best friend's confession, making her wonder if their deep bond was a haven or a trap.
by James Lee Burke
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In the murky bayous of Louisiana, a young lawyer's dangerous defense of a local thief ensnares him in a deadly web of passion and vengeance with a ruthless crime boss and his alluring wife.
by Carl Weber
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In a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building, a charismatic new tenant's arrival ignites a powder keg of forbidden desires, shattered illusions, and ultimately, murder among his neighbors.
by Enid Blyton
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Four children's exciting night flight with their pilot friend takes a thrilling turn when they land in a mysterious valley, uncovering a secret treasure and a dangerous plot involving two strange pilots.
by Kent L. Lineback
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Learn how to make your daily work a source of personal growth, satisfaction, and joy, not just a paycheck.
by James Riley
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In this funny, action-filled conclusion, Jack and May must reunite to defy their destinies and face the Wicked Queen, proving that 'happily ever after' is anything but certain in a world of fractured fairy tales.
by Wolfram von Eschenbach
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Parzival's journey, from a naive youth to a knight, takes him through Arthurian courts and jousting, becoming a spiritual quest for humility that leads him to the Grail Stone.
by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
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Eleven-year-old Yoko, her mother, and her sister begin a difficult journey for survival, leaving their Korean home and its bamboo grove during the chaos of post-WWII liberation.
by Molly Cochran
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Ten-year-old Arthur Blessing finds the Holy Grail, starting a dangerous, time-traveling quest to keep it from dark magic and a madman, with help from an ex-FBI agent and a mysterious elder, as he uncovers his own destiny.
by Padma Venkatraman
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During WWII and India's fight for independence, a fifteen-year-old girl defies tradition, secretly reading forbidden books in an upstairs library, while also dealing with new love and her family's changing loyalties.
by Eudora Welty
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In 1923, a recently orphaned nine-year-old girl attends a cousin's wedding, navigating her aristocratic Mississippi Delta family's bewildering, boisterous, and ultimately beguiling world, seeking acceptance and understanding.