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by Orhan Pamuk
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In 17th-century Istanbul, a Venetian slave and his Ottoman master, who are look-alikes, try to exchange identities, blurring the lines between self, culture, and power.
by Jessica Khoury
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A powerful, shape-shifting Jinni bound to a street thief must choose between her ancient freedom and a forbidden love that defies a world where magic is outlawed.
by Margaret Atwood
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A bored housewife escapes her mundane life by secretly becoming a celebrated poet and a writer of lurid gothics, only to find herself entangled in a web of blackmail, illicit affairs, and mysterious plots that lead to her faked death in Italy.
by John Christopher
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On a future Earth ruled by giant three-legged machines, a boy facing a ceremony that will steal his free will travels to the mythical White Mountains, the last place of human rebellion.
by Stephen Fry
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A clever young liar finds himself in a world of spies, murder, and a strange device after seeing a brutal killing in Salzburg, making him face truths more complex than his own deceptions.
by Amie Kaufman
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On a galaxy's edge, a hacker and a con artist, driven by revenge, must join two other pairs to expose LaRoux Industries' secrets before their light fades.
by Terry Pratchett
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A teenage gamer finds his virtual war against an alien race turn terrifyingly real when the 'enemy' surrenders and begs for his help, blurring the lines between pixels and genuine peril.
by Siobhan Dowd
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An autistic boy with a unique mind must decode a baffling disappearance on the iconic London Eye when his cousin vanishes into thin air between the ride's ascent and descent.
by Tui T. Sutherland
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An IceWing prince, disgraced and accompanied by his friends, searches for his runaway sister, a criminal, and uncovers truths about his royal family and traditions.
by Irene Hunt
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During the Civil War, young Jethro Creighton deals with family divisions and the harsh realities of growing up on his Illinois farm.
by Ben Lerner
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A young American poet in Madrid questions his art, relationships, and existence in a world of irony, drugs, and mediated experience, all while dealing with the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
by Louise Murphy
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In a WWII-ravaged Polish forest, two Jewish children, renamed Hansel and Gretel, navigate the brutal realities of survival and the dangerous sanctuary offered by an eccentric old woman, all while evading a relentless German officer.
by Stef Penney
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In the harsh 19th-century Canadian wilderness, a mother braves vigilantes and the elements to clear her son's name after he's accused of murder.
by Sherman Alexie
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A troubled, orphaned Indian teenager, on the brink of violence, is hurled through time to inhabit different bodies throughout American history, ultimately seeking to understand the roots of human hatred and transform his own identity.
by Lynne Reid Banks
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A year after sending his miniature Indian friend back to his own time, Omri reclaims the magic key and returns to a dangerous world where Little Bear is gravely wounded during the French and Indian Wars, forcing Omri to see that his childhood game now holds life-or-death consequences.
by Catherine Anderson
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Haunted by a Comanche attack that took her voice, a kidnapped frontier woman feels drawn to the warrior she fears, making her face prophecy, bias, and the love that defies their warring worlds.
by Haruki Murakami
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Una donna intrappolata nella monotonia scopre che l'insonnia non è una maledizione, ma una chiave per svelare i sinistri segreti che la notte nasconde, trasformando la sua routine in un'odissea onirica e pericolosa.
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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A sheltered city girl transforms into the resilient, self-sufficient Betsy amidst the rugged charm and unexpected freedoms of her Vermont farm relatives.
by Eric Carle
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A charming hermit crab navigates the cycle of growth and change, making and leaving behind friends with each new shell he inhabits, reflecting life's transitions.
by Tove Jansson
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When Moomintroll and his friends discover a magical top hat, their whimsical valley is transformed by fantastical, unpredictable shapeshifting adventures.
by Seth Godin
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Stop fearing ambition and instead embrace your inner artist. The real danger is playing it too safe in a world that needs bold, creative contributions.
by Victoria Laurie
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A shy teen who sees death dates above everyone's heads is forced to help the police when a boy she predicted would die goes missing, thrusting her into a murder investigation where she becomes both a suspect and a target.
by Cherie Priest
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A grieving teen discovers her supposedly dead best friend's secret online life through a mysterious webcomic starring their shared childhood creation, Princess X, leading her into a thrilling hunt through Seattle's underground to uncover the truth.
by Elizabeth George
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In wintery Lancashire, a vicar's 'accidental' death exposes a village's hidden passions, grief, and murderous intent, drawing a detective into a mystery where healing a marriage might also mean exposing a killer.