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by Roland Smith
3.9(2,724)
A boy who chases hurricanes with his storm runner father faces the ultimate test of survival when the most powerful storm of the century traps him in a desperate fight for his life.
by Deborah Bladon
4.0(2,719)
A Broadway hopeful's dream solo gets tangled with the desires of the musical's investor, making her choose between her career and a love complicated by his hidden past.
by Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell traces the historical conflict between scientific discovery and religious dogma, showing how rigid faith often gave way to reason's pursuit of truth.
by David Lubar
4.0(2,718)
At a school for 'losers,' Martin and his friends uncover hidden superpowers, turning their perceived failures into strengths.
by Alicia Rades
3.9(2,717)
Psychic teen Crystal Frost, haunted by visions, must use her terrifying new abilities to unmask a blackmailer before secrets and lives are shattered.
by Charles Dickens
3.4(2,716)
On New Year's Eve, a porter is taken by the spirits of the chimes to see a grim future, making him confront social injustice and rediscover his faith in humanity.
by Melissa Nathan
3.7(2,714)
A sassy waitress with a knack for alienating customers and a revolving door of boyfriends finds her chaotic life further complicated when an ex-lover's reappearance throws her first date with her irresistible new boss into disarray.
by Haing Ngor
4.5(2,714)
Haing Ngor's memoir describes the horrors of forced labor camps and the loss of his family under the Khmer Rouge, showing the human spirit's resilience during Cambodia's genocide.
by Joseph Conrad
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In 19th-century Russia, a student's betrayal of a revolutionary forces him to spy on the condemned man's family, all while struggling with his own conscience.
by Lena Coakley
3.7(2,711)
A skeptical young man who scorns the mountain witches' prophecies finds his world upended when a new, terrifying magic emerges, forcing him to confront a silent, beautiful witch and the shocking truth that he is the subject of the very predictions he disbelieves.
by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
4.0(2,711)
Thirteen-year-old Willa navigates first crushes, a quirky compatibility test, and a town-wide matchmaking frenzy, all while trying to save her beloved Cape Cod library with a little help from Shakespeare and Cupid himself.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
3.4(2,710)
In a ravaged future America, a resilient teen, her war-scarred childhood friend, and a street-smart orphan brave enemy lines to unearth the seventy-five-year deception fueling their nation's endless war.
by R.K. Narayan
3.8(2,710)
Follow Chandran, a sensitive young man in pre-partition India, as he navigates unrequited love, doubt, and the search for purpose in Malgudi.
by Eden Maguire
3.6(2,710)
When the mysterious Beautiful Dead vanish, Darina must unravel the truth behind Arizona's apparent suicide before the past consumes them all.
by Colette
3.9(2,708)
In Belle Époque Paris, a young man and an older courtesan navigate their complex love, the passage of time, and a passion that lingers.
by Aminatta Forna
3.9(2,708)
In a quiet Croatian village scarred by war, an old hunter's peaceful life changes when a British family arrives, making him confront his past and the town's hidden guilt as a mosaic reveals forgotten horrors.
by Alyson Noel
3.5(2,706)
Seventeen-year-old Alex fakes her age to dive into L.A.'s glittering nightlife, escaping suburban boredom and personal problems, only to find her closest friend's deceptions are the most dangerous.
by Kevin Brooks
3.8(2,703)
Driven by grief and a need for revenge, two half-gypsy brothers—one reckless, the other with unsettling visions—search storm-battered England for their sister's killer.
by Janet Taylor Lisle
3.7(2,701)
In 1929 Rhode Island, two boys get caught in a deadly war between rival Prohibition gangs after finding a body and a mysterious package on the beach, leading one of them aboard the legendary smuggling ship, the Black Duck.
by Walter Benjamin
4.5(2,700)
Walter Benjamin's 'The Arcades Project' explores how 19th-century Parisian arcades reveal the commodification of objects and the hidden 'true history' beneath the surface of bourgeois progress.
by William Gaddis
4.3(2,700)
A sixth-grader’s mail-order ambitions explode into a nationwide corporate empire of dubious deals and disaffected adults, revealing the farcical side of American business through colliding voices.
by Jill Tomlinson
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A baby barn owl named Plop is afraid of the dark. With help from friendly creatures, he faces his fear and discovers the wonders of the night.
by Kate Boehm Jerome
4.2(2,694)
Amelia Earhart, a pioneering aviator, repeatedly defied gravity and expectations, only to vanish into the Pacific, leaving behind a legacy of firsts and an enduring mystery.
by William Shakespeare
4.0(2,689)
A shipwrecked twin's disguise as a male page ignites a chaotic love triangle between a lovesick duke, a mourning countess, and a puritanical steward.