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by Aldous Huxley
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At a country house party, a poet confronts prophecy, lost innocence, and unrequited love, all while Jazz Age fads face sharp satire.
by Brendan Wenzel
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A cat's journey shows how every creature, from a child to a bee, sees the same cat in its own way.
by Marta Perry
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A young Amish woman, facing a dangerous threat at her family's inn, finds unexpected courage in faith and love with a mysterious stranger.
by Jamaica Kincaid
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Jamaica Kincaid's "A Small Place" is a sharp, lyrical critique of post-colonial Antigua, showing the difficult realities of tourism and corrupt government beneath the island's beautiful surface.
by Pope John Paul II
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This catechism is a complete spiritual guide, condensing four centuries of Catholic belief, practice, and moral teaching into one authoritative book for all.
by Laura Amy Schlitz
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After a wealthy girl vanishes post-puppet show, two orphaned assistants must uncover their master's dark secrets and a witch's curse to save her before they are trapped too.
by Louis Sachar
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When a shortcut through forbidden woods leads to an encounter with mysterious, mutating mud, two students accidentally unleash a global biological crisis that could redefine the future of life on Earth.
by Dahlia Lu
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When an unlucky orphan's blood awakens Lucifer, she's pulled into a celestial romance where her final wish could bind her to the ruler of Hell.
by Samuel R. Delany
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In the shattered, time-bending city of Bellona, a nameless drifter known only as 'the Kid' navigates a surreal landscape where reality warps and the marginalized find a strange, violent freedom amidst impossible phenomena.
by Elly Blake
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As the new Fire Queen, Ruby must travel to her ancestors' land to master her powers and fight a lurking evil, all while navigating a romance that could start a war between kingdoms.
by Keigo Higashino
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A relentless detective dedicates two decades to unraveling a 1973 murder, his obsession intertwining with the enigmatic lives of the victim's son and the suspect's daughter, whose dark connection may hold the key.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew races to decipher a hidden, centuries-old message in a hollow oak, a puzzle that has stumped even professional detectives.
by Rabindranath Tagore
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In "Gitanjali," Tagore's poems celebrate the divine, weaving together themes of devotion, nature, and the soul's search for the infinite.
by Joan M. Wolf
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Torn from her Czech village and forced into a Nazi 're-education' camp, Milada fights to hold onto the echoes of her true identity against the relentless tide of Germanization.
by Miley Cyrus
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From a rural Tennessee farm to global superstardom, Miley Cyrus shares her honest journey of navigating fame, heartbreak, and the everyday dreams of a young woman discovering who she is.
by Adele Faber
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Learn fun, practical ways to turn sibling fights into a calm home where every child feels important.
by Kevin Sands
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In plague-ridden 17th-century London, a young apothecary apprentice deciphers his murdered master's cryptic clues to expose a deadly cult before they unleash a world-ending secret.
by Irvin D. Yalom
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A Nazi ideologue's lifelong obsession with the Jewish philosopher Spinoza, sparked by a forced punishment, forces him to confront the unsettling admiration his idol Goethe held for a man of a race he sought to annihilate, intertwining their lives across centuries to explore the roots of genius and monstrous hatred.
by Scott Heim
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A boy haunted by a five-hour gap in his memory from a traumatic childhood incident seeks answers from another who holds the key, forcing both to confront the devastating truth hidden beneath their idealized pasts.
by Christopher Paolini
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A farm boy finds a dragon egg, leading him on a dangerous quest to become a Dragon Rider and overthrow a king, uncovering Alagaësia's old secrets.
by David Lubar
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As his mom's pregnancy nears, freshman Scott writes a funny, sincere survival guide for his unborn sibling, navigating high school crushes, strange clubs, and cafeteria battles, all while trying to win Julia's attention.
by Caroline B. Cooney
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Years after her own kidnapping, Janie faces a new betrayal when her boyfriend, Reeve, exploits her traumatic past for radio fame, forcing her to confront the painful truths he's broadcasting to the world.
by Nick Bantock
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Two artists, Griffin and Sabine, are drawn together by an unseen force but kept apart by a mysterious barrier. They exchange illustrated letters, racing against a looming threat to find the 'golden mean' that will unite them.
by Frederick Forsyth
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A New Jersey attorney, haunted by a past loss, hunts globally for the man responsible for an aid worker's disappearance, entering a high-stakes game with the CIA that threatens international stability.