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by Gordon Korman
4.1(2,631)
On the run from the FBI, a killer, and the entire nation, Aiden and Meg Falconer must find evidence to clear their wrongly imprisoned parents.
by Edna Ferber
4.0(2,628)
In a land as vast and untamed as the Texas it depicts, a spirited Virginia socialite marries a powerful cattle baron, only to discover their love is tested by searing heat, immense wealth, entrenched racism, and the shift from cattle to oil that defines a changing era.
by Anna McPartlin
3.9(2,627)
After a sudden tragedy ends her life with her childhood sweetheart, a witty Dubliner must navigate grief, friendship, and new connections to find the courage to live again.
by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
3.9(2,623)
When the boy who baked the world's most perfect apple tarts disappears and everyone thinks he's dead, his best friend and little brother search for the truth, showing that even in deep sadness, hope is a strong force.
by Ben Bova
3.9(2,622)
A scientist, embedded by a religious group to disprove alien life on Jupiter's ocean, faces a crisis of faith and duty when he finds the intelligence he was sent to deny.
by Franklin W. Dixon
3.8(2,620)
The Hardy Boys chase a self-styled pirate king from Bayport to a Caribbean stronghold, uncovering his role in museum thefts and the "Empire of the Twisted Claw."
by Beverly Jenkins
4.4(2,619)
In 1850s Michigan, an independent Underground Railroad conductor dedicated to freeing others finds her heart drawn to an arrogant but captivating fellow conductor with a price on his head, as they navigate danger, deception, and desire on the path to freedom and love.
by Sidney Sheldon
3.7(2,619)
In Sidney Sheldon's "Bloodline," a resilient heiress must navigate a viper's nest of avaricious relatives and an unseen assassin to save her family's empire from collapse after her father's suspicious death.
by S.A. Bodeen
4.3(2,618)
Haunted by their escape from an underground bunker, Eli and his family grapple with a world that wants answers and the chilling realization that their past may still be watching them.
by Freya North
3.5(2,616)
Seventeen years after their first love, a London jeweler and a reclusive rock-and-roller reunite, forcing them to confront the secrets that have kept them both from moving on.
by Palagummi Sainath
4.3(2,615)
Through vivid, on-the-ground reporting, Sainath exposes the absurdities and failures of India's development policies, revealing the human cost behind the statistics of poverty and displacement.
by Lisa Marie Rice
4.0(2,610)
A city woman's life falls apart after seeing a Mob hit, sending her into witness protection in rural Idaho. Her only comfort comes from a quiet, protective ex-SEAL rancher and a town determined to keep her safe from assassins.
by Jim Rohn
4.3(2,610)
Jim Rohn shows how mastering life's basic lessons and doing daily tasks with care can turn an average life into a successful one, leading to personal achievement and financial freedom.
by Robert Cormier
3.6(2,607)
As graduation nears, Archie, the sinister leader of the Vigils, prepares his final terror, unaware his right-hand man Obie and other students have a shocking surprise waiting for him.
by Susin Nielsen
4.0(2,607)
After a near-fatal allergic reaction leads to homeschooling, a word-nerd twelve-year-old forms a Scrabble-fueled friendship with an ex-con, finding community among competitive wordsmiths while secretly navigating his overprotective mother.
by Ann Rinaldi
3.9(2,604)
In Civil War Richmond, a fourteen-year-old girl, determined to help the Confederacy by making a silk spy balloon, uncovers family secrets that make her question her loyalty, honor, and the war itself.
by Nelson Algren
3.9(2,604)
In post-war Chicago, a morphine-addicted drummer with a 'golden arm' for cards fights his demons and a relentless past for a chance at a new life with an old flame.
by Seamus Heaney
4.3(2,603)
Seamus Heaney's first collection shows a childhood in rural Ireland, exploring nature's beauty and decay through a young poet's precise observations.
by Ron Rash
3.9(2,601)
After a bear trap ensnares him in the orbit of a marijuana farmer, a 17-year-old outsider must navigate an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre and riddled with corruption, forcing him to confront his home's dark legacy and forge his own path.
by Sandra Brown
3.4(2,600)
A New York book editor's quest for a reclusive author's tantalizing manuscript leads her to a ruined plantation, an undeniable attraction, and a chilling realization that his fictional tale of betrayal and murder may be a terrifying reflection of her own husband's hidden past.
by Kit Pearson
4.3(2,599)
A young girl trapped in poverty dreams of a perfect family, only to find herself questioning the line between reality and illusion when her magical new life with the warm Kaldors mysteriously unravels.
by Dale Carnegie
4.0(2,598)
Dale Carnegie offers practical strategies to transform daily routines into opportunities for excitement and satisfaction by unlocking your hidden potential and fostering positive interactions.
by Walker Percy
3.7(2,598)
A lawyer, institutionalized after learning of his wife's infidelity, seeks revenge by violently purging society's moral decay.
by Courtney C. Stevens
3.9(2,597)
Scarred by an accident that killed her best friend, Sadie grapples with a burgeoning romance with his brother and the shattering truth about the past, forcing her to confront whether she can truly heal or remain captive to her grief.