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by Gloria Chao
3.8(7,630)
An MIT prodigy, Mei secretly rebels against her parents' strict plans for her future, battling a fear of germs and a forbidden crush while trying to define her own identity.
by Rafael Sabatini
4.1(7,627)
A lawyer, angered by a nobleman's injustice, becomes the theatrical Scaramouche. He uses his wit and sword to spark revolution and find love during the French Revolution.
by C.G. Jung
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Jung asks individuals to resist mass movements and societal conformity by seeking their unique self, or risk becoming an unthinking part of a totalitarian system.
by Ernest Hemingway
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Hemingway examines bullfighting, showing its beauty, tragedy, and lessons on courage and death, alongside his sharp observations on life and art.
by Paul Fleischman
3.4(7,619)
Haunted by a tragic mistake, a teenage boy embarks on a cross-country odyssey, building whimsical whirligigs that anonymously mend the broken spirits of strangers in his wake.
by An Na
3.8(7,614)
A Step from Heaven tells Young Ju's story, from a Korean child's dream of America as paradise to the harsh realities of immigrant life, where she faces cultural clashes and family struggles on her path to self-discovery.
by Enid Blyton
4.0(7,613)
When a mysterious flashing light appears at Dick's window, the Famous Five begin a quest to decode an urgent message and uncover a dangerous secret hidden in the hills.
by E. Nesbit
3.8(7,610)
Three siblings discover that a pretend princess and a magical ring can transform an ordinary castle into a realm of genuine enchantment and unexpected adventure.
by Grace Lin
4.1(7,609)
In a village where the moon is gone and strange things happen, a runaway chore boy finds that a mysterious traveler's stories, and his own past, hold the key to every puzzle.
by Craig Davidson
3.9(7,608)
In 1980s Niagara Falls, a misfit twelve-year-old and his eccentric uncle uncover bittersweet truths about memory and the spectral past while investigating local ghost stories with a new group of friends.
by John Cheever
3.8(7,607)
The Wapshot brothers leave their New England fishing village for the wider world, dealing with modern life's absurdities, their family's odd legacy, and the search for belonging, while their father fights a cousin for the family fortune.
by Enid Blyton
4.0(7,600)
The Famous Five trade their camping trip for a hunt when a scientist's research papers vanish, pulling them into a theft and motive puzzle.
by Eugene O'Neill
4.0(7,600)
In a desolate bar, a group of alcoholics confront their illusions when a traveling salesman arrives, intent on shattering their last vestiges of hope.
by B.V. Larson
3.8(7,599)
Abducted and thrust into a brutal alien testing ground, Kyle Riggs must survive increasingly deadly trials to discover humanity's terrifying new place in a galaxy ruled by an empire that considers Earth a mere backwater.
by Christine Feehan
4.1(7,588)
A woman with unique gifts enters a dangerous world with a mysterious man whose kiss offers both belonging and peril, as she searches for a mistress of the light.
by Jon Scieszka
4.2(7,586)
A young girl's ordinary day transforms into an hilariously perplexing mathematical gauntlet, forcing her to outwit a relentless 'Math Curse' before she's completely divided, subtracted, and multiplied into a muddle.
by Sara Barnard
3.8(7,585)
Shy Caddy wants her best friend Rosie's confidence. When Suzanne arrives, she pulls Caddy into a thrilling, dangerous world where friendship, love, and self-destruction merge.
by Dara Horn
3.9(7,578)
A stolen Chagall painting helps a former child prodigy uncover his family's story, from Soviet orphanages to suburban New Jersey, as he connects with art, memory, and his past.
by Anna Snoekstra
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An imposter assumes the identity of a girl who vanished a decade ago, only to discover the perfect family she's infiltrated harbors dark secrets and the true abductor might still be lurking.
by Callie Hart
4.5(7,576)
In the explosive conclusion to Zeth and Sloane's saga, a missing daughter ignites a desperate race against cartels and corrupt agents, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and the true meaning of family amidst a hail of bullets and buried secrets.
by Ernest Hemingway
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A World War II colonel, scarred by war, finds a final love with a young Italian countess in Venice, confronting his past with the resilience of the human spirit.
by Aaron Copland
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Copland's guide helps listeners understand musical structure and emotion, turning passive listening into an active experience.
by Hilary Mantel
4.0(7,573)
Under the guillotine's shadow and the revolution's fervor, three men—Danton, Robespierre, and Desmoulins—navigate love, betrayal, and the bloody birth of a new France.
by C.J. Redwine
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Amidst a ravaged world and the looming threat of an unknown saboteur, Rachel and Logan must fight to keep their love, their people, and their hope for freedom alive as they flee into the treacherous Wasteland.