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by P.L. Travers
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Mary Poppins takes the Banks children on park adventures, from dancing with their shadows to arguing with talking cats on distant planets, proving that even a park visit can lead to the most whimsical and unexpected experiences.
by Jeff Shaara
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Eisenhower's diverse army prepares to shatter Hitler's European fortress. Rommel's strategic skill is undermined by Hitler, while an 82nd Airborne sergeant drops behind enemy lines, and a 29th Infantry private braces for Omaha Beach. All converge on the D-Day invasion that reshaped history.
by Philip Kapleau
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Philip Kapleau explains Zen enlightenment by detailing its teachings, practice, and realization, offering a guide for spiritual seekers.
by Francis A. Schaeffer
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Francis Schaeffer shows how a personal, infinite God provides the only consistent framework to understand modern philosophy, science, and art.
by Galaxy Craze
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In a post-apocalyptic England, Princess Eliza infiltrates the revolutionaries who murdered her family. Her quest for revenge grows complicated, however, when she finds love and a new sense of hope.
by Stuart Woods
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After a breakup and dwindling finances, Stone Barrington's search for a wealthy man's missing son in Key West turns from a tropical escape into a dangerous game when he becomes a target.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy, Bess, and George go to a spooky Southern mansion to find a lost medieval stained-glass window, uncovering a ghostly mystery tied to strange sounds and a superstitious actress.
by Franklin W. Dixon
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When their friends disappear amidst a 'Shantytown' beach investigation for Police Chief Collig, teen detectives Frank and Joe Hardy uncover a deeper web of crime in Bayport, all pointing to a single sinister group and a recurring regatta town.
by Germaine Greer
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Germaine Greer examines how society strips women of their power, arguing that true sexual freedom is essential for overcoming centuries of oppression.
by Leila Sales
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In a historical reenactment village, a heartbroken Chelsea navigates the comedic and complicated reappearance of her ex-boyfriend while falling for someone new, discovering that escaping the past is harder than memorizing colonial facts.
by Alice Dalgliesh
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Eight-year-old Sarah Noble discovers true courage is not the absence of fear, but embracing the unknown wilderness and befriending new neighbors while helping her father build a home in 1707 Connecticut.
by A.S. King
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A 16-year-old artist cannot create. She meets past and future versions of herself across Philadelphia, each holding a piece of the truth about a traumatic family vacation and her parents' disintegrating marriage.
by Anyta Sunday
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Forced to live with his father's new partner, a resentful teen finds unexpected connection with his new, infuriatingly attractive step-brother, blurring the lines of their complicated family dynamic.
by Yoon Ha Lee
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A rebellious fox spirit, bound by human rules, defies her family to clear her brother's name, embarking on a cosmic quest that forces her to embrace forbidden magic and confront the galaxy's most dangerous secrets.
by Louise Rennison
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At a remote performing arts college, Tallulah and her friends face hilarious amateur dramatics, unexpected crushes, and the challenges of chasing their theatrical dreams.
by Sheridan Le Fanu
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Occult detective Dr. Hesselius investigates cases of spectral monkeys, vengeful doppelgängers, and a seductive lesbian vampire preying on Victorian victims.
by Howard Pyle
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Young Arthur pulls Excalibur, courts Guinevere, and navigates Camelot's magic and treachery, all through Howard Pyle's classic stories.
by Joy McCullough
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In 17th-century Rome, painter Artemisia Gentileschi defies expectations and trauma, using her art to expose truth and assert her power in a world that tries to silence her.
by Sara Pennypacker
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A third-grader thinks she has no talent for the school show, but she finds her unique gift for observation and problem-solving in a surprising way.
by Frances Hardinge
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In a city where faces are blank and emotions are learned, a girl with an expressive face becomes a danger to a society built on lies.
by Ivan Doig
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Two Scottish immigrants, bound by duty and drawn to the wild beauty of Montana's Two Medicine country, find their hearts entangled in a fateful contest as they strive to tame both the land and their own complicated lives.
by John Kennedy Toole
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In the Jim Crow South, a sensitive boy navigates the hypocrisy of religious fervor, the sting of first love, and the quiet despair of his family, all through the disarmingly sharp lens of his own coming-of-age.
by Sara Wolf
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A Heartless assassin, bound by a witch's magic and desperate for her own heart back, infiltrates a royal court to steal a prince's, only to find herself entangled in a dangerous dance of wit and forbidden desire where the loser pays with their life—and their literal heart.
by Doug TenNapel
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Stranded on an uncharted island with strange plants and animals, a shipwrecked family soon discovers its ecosystem hides a sinister, unseen predator.