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by Carolyn Keene
3.9(5,828)
Nancy Drew unravels a sinister plot hidden within the crumbling walls and vine-tangled gardens of Heath Castle to find a vanished dancer and secure her rightful inheritance.
by James Wood
4.0(5,827)
James Wood analyzes the mechanics of literary craft, from character and detail to metaphor and realism, showing how fiction creates its lasting power and shapes our understanding of the world.
by Marcel Proust
4.3(5,827)
In the glittering decay of Parisian high society and the rising vulgarity of the new rich, a jealous narrator struggles with Albertine's elusive affections and Baron de Charlus's scandalous secrets, exposing hidden desires and societal hypocrisy.
by Bernice L. McFadden
4.3(5,824)
In a small, gossiping Arkansas town, a grieving mother and a young prostitute forge an improbable friendship over sweet-potato pie, healing old wounds and transforming their community with forgiveness and grace.
by Emma Donoghue
3.3(5,820)
In 1860s London, a single woman's loyalty to her unhappily married friend pulls her into a divorce trial, exposing Victorian society's double standards and threatening many lives.
by Taro Gomi
4.2(5,815)
From tiny mice to massive elephants, this charming classic reminds every child that pooping is a perfectly natural and universal part of life for all creatures, big and small.
by Peter Taylor
3.7(5,811)
A New York editor returns to his Southern home, summoned by his sisters who want him to stop their father's remarriage, leading him to confront family secrets and old resentments.
by Alan Garner
3.7(5,811)
In a remote Welsh valley, three teenagers unwittingly reawaken an ancient, tragic curse through a set of floral plates, forcing them to relive a doomed love triangle that has echoed through generations.
by Matthew Quick
3.9(5,804)
Even when her school bus home is threatened and tragedy strikes, an optimistic teen living secretly with her mom and dog refuses to let go of her unique hope, inspiring a quirky town along the way.
by Camille Aubray
3.9(5,802)
In 1936, a young chef on the French Riviera cooks for a disguised Pablo Picasso, starting a mystery and a legacy that connects art, love, and family secrets across generations, from the Côte d'Azur to present-day New York.
by Aldous Huxley
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Shipwrecked on a utopian island, a cynical journalist sent to orchestrate its downfall finds his own values transformed by the society he was sent to destroy.
by Frank Herbert
3.7(5,799)
Driven mad by his family's murder, a bioweapons expert unleashes a gender-specific plague, targeting women in his quest for vengeance.
by Shashi Tharoor
3.9(5,797)
Tharoor's reimagining of the Mahabharata as a satire on 20th-century Indian politics shows ancient heroes dealing with modern issues of democracy, corruption, and partition.
by Brooke McKinley
4.0(5,793)
An FBI agent's rigid view of good and bad breaks down when he falls for the drug runner he's trying to flip, leading them to flee a cartel boss and navigate their forbidden attraction.
by Mary Pope Osborne
4.1(5,792)
Jack, Annie, and Teddy journey through a world of selkies, spider queens, and a magical sword to confront a sea serpent and complete Merlin's mythical quest.
by Jennifer Donnelly
4.3(5,792)
Princess Serafina leads the Black Fin Resistance as her friends face capture, dark secrets, and death, fighting to reclaim their underwater world.
by Melanie Dickerson
4.0(5,782)
A medieval princess, initially drawn to a charming lord, uncovers his dangerous plot with an injured stranger's help, forcing her to become a spy to save her family and kingdom.
by Thrity Umrigar
3.8(5,782)
Decades after their student activism in 1970s Bombay, four women must confront buried secrets and shattered ideals when one faces a life-altering illness.
by April Henry
3.9(5,782)
Three teen rescuers, each dealing with personal issues, find a murdered girl in the Oregon wilderness, forcing them to work together and unmask a killer before they become the next victims.
by Kenneth Oppel
4.0(5,779)
A teenage boy navigates the complex bond with his chimpanzee 'brother,' forcing him to choose between scientific obedience and protecting the primate from a devastating experimental future.
by Michael Morpurgo
4.2(5,778)
In the final days of WWII, a German girl, her family, and a rescued zoo elephant travel through war-torn Germany, evading Russian troops and bombs.
by James A. Michener
4.0(5,774)
From Nazi rocket labs to lunar craters, Michener chronicles the intertwined fates of engineers, heroes, and reporters as humanity launches its audacious quest to conquer the final frontier.
by Thomas Mann
3.7(5,772)
Tonio Kröger, caught between his bourgeois background and his artistic pursuits, struggles with his dual identity amidst the ideas of Schopenhauer and Wagner.
by Sara Zarr
3.7(5,770)
A pastor's daughter's faith is tested when her mother enters rehab and a local girl is kidnapped, forcing her to confront the fragile line between belief and despair.