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by Melvin Burgess
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In Edinburgh's grim underworld, two runaway teens from different backgrounds find dangerous love with each other and with heroin.
by Lloyd Jones
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On a war-torn tropical island, a reclusive white man captivates a class of children with the tale of Pip from 'Great Expectations,' sparking their imaginations and offering an escape from their brutal reality, until the power of story itself becomes a perilous force.
by Nnedi Okorafor
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Born from brutal rape in post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu, a girl with sand-colored skin and magic, must confront ancient traditions, love, and death to fulfill her destiny and end the extermination of her people.
by Agatha Christie
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Before he can retire, Hercule Poirot takes on twelve final cases, each a mystery mirroring the ancient Greek myths, from tracking a lost poet to unmasking a deadly cult leader.
by Amie Kaufman
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A starship captain and a rebel leader, chained together, must navigate a treacherous warzone and uncover truths that could shatter both their worlds.
by Alexander Gordon Smith
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Framed for murder, Alex Sawyer is condemned to Furnace Penitentiary, a subterranean juvenile prison where gas-masked creatures, monstrous guards, and a devilish warden reveal a horrifying truth: death is the least of his worries in a place designed for something far more sinister than punishment.
by Lucian Bane
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A sadist's controlled world shatters when the enigmatic Mercy offers help, a proposition he intends to turn into his own twisted game.
by Emery Lord
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A summer romance between two troubled teens sparks a powerful connection, forcing them to face their pasts and shape their futures.
by L.J. Smith
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A captivating cyber-punk draws Jenny into a deadly game where her worst fears become real, forcing her to confront a stalker's obsession and bargain for her soul in a house of horrors.
by Gloria Naylor
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Seven black women on Brewster Place build an unbreakable sisterhood, navigating love, loss, and hope in their shared sanctuary and prison.
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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In 1950s Calcutta, two cousins, connected by a family secret and different arranged marriages, find their bond is the only comfort for life's tragedies.
by Carolyn Keene
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Teenage detective Nancy Drew's summer at Lilac Inn turns perilous as she untangles a web of clues to unmask a cunning jewel thief.
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabriel García Márquez explores the mind of an aging Caribbean dictator in a dreamlike story, showing the grotesque and human aspects of absolute power and its slow decline.
by Francisco X. Stork
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A sheltered teen with a unique auditory perception navigates the cutthroat 'real world' of his father's law firm, where a mysterious photograph and unexpected relationships awaken him to injustice, love, and his own capacity for action.
by Jennifer L. Holm
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In 1935, eleven-year-old Turtle expects no happy ending when she's sent to Depression-era Key West, but she finds an unusual family, pirate treasure, and a more adventurous world than she imagined.
by Daniel Wallace
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A dying father's incredible tales make his cynical son face the mythical man he thought he knew, blurring the line between exaggerated legend and the real truth of a life well lived.
by P.B. Kerr
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Twelve-year-old twins John and Philippa discover their djinn heritage and go on a magical quest to find the tomb of the monstrous pharaoh Akhenaten before his ancient power can be unleashed.
by J.B. Priestley
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An inspector investigates a wealthy English family, revealing their shared blame in a young woman's suicide and upending their comfortable lives in one evening.
by Taylor Caldwell
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From a penniless Irish immigrant to a feared millionaire, Joseph Armagh builds an American dynasty only to discover that immense wealth and power cannot outrun a relentless family curse that demands a heavy price for his savage ambition.
by Lee Child
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During the 1977 New York City blackout and Son of Sam panic, a young Jack Reacher helps a woman, beginning his vigilante path.
by Jacqueline Wilson
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A spirited ten-year-old in a children's home navigates life, dreaming of a family while narrating her often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, story.
by Gordon Korman
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After a dramatic fall leaves him with amnesia, a notorious bully must navigate his old life with new eyes, piecing together his forgotten past while deciding what kind of person he wants to be now.
by Kate Grenville
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An English convict, sent to early 19th-century New South Wales, finds that making a home for his family means violently taking land from its original inhabitants, forcing him to face the harsh reality of colonial settlement.
by Gregory Maguire
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As Oz descends into civil war, Elphaba's green granddaughter, Rain, must use her heritage and the iconic broom to untangle the realm's fate and end the Wicked saga.