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by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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A child star with telepathic abilities escapes her controlling father, only to uncover a conspiracy involving her presumed-dead mother and the true source of her powers.
by Leonard Gardner
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In 1960s Stockton, California, two boxers, one a veteran and one new, face their dreams and realities, finding fleeting hope and inevitable despair with every punch.
by Langston Hughes
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In 1930s Kansas, young Sandy Rogers navigates adolescence and racial division, finding strength and identity through his mother's labor and his father's search for work.
by Mary Shelley
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Haunted by an unspeakable paternal love, Mathilda navigates a world that shuns her, forever scarred by the incestuous passion that shattered her innocence and isolated her from society.
by Cornelia Funke
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When a clumsy reindeer crash-lands Santa's sleigh, he finds himself on a modern Earth, needing the help of two resourceful children to outwit a greedy villain determined to commercialize Christmas forever.
by Grace Lin
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In the Year of the Rat, Pacy deals with a new baby sister, her best friend moving, and finding her place, all while learning to accept changes that come with growing up Asian American.
by Roderick Gordon
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When a subterranean freefall thrusts 14-year-old Will Burrows into a terrifying world of carnivorous spiders and deadly Brights, he discovers falling was only the first step into an unimaginable adventure.
by Larry McMurtry
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In West Texas, a serious rancher and a free-spirited cowboy, lifelong friends, both love the same woman, whose heart and sons they divide between them over sixty years as the American West changes.
by Nancy Springer
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Dressed in black and named Arthur's killer by prophecy, Mordred fights his grim fate and seeks his father's love, finding an unexpected ally in the sorceress Nyneve, who gives him a white pup and a chance at goodness away from Camelot.
by Ruskin Bond
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In the quiet town of Pipalnagar, a struggling Urdu detective novelist finds unexpected comfort and inspiration for a new story through his friendships with a young prostitute and an optimistic epileptic orphan.
by Bernard Malamud
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In post-war Jewish New York, Bernard Malamud turns the daily struggles of lonely matchmakers, desperate shopkeepers, and grieving tailors into a strange, beautiful story of human endurance and the search for grace.
by Mike Davis
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Mike Davis chillingly forecasts a global future where cities, for billions, become Malthusian traps of 'perverse' growth, devoid of industry and development, threatening to transform the planet into an archipelago of ever-expanding slums.
by L.J. Smith
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In 1864, young Stefan Salvatore's heart is captured by the mysterious Katherine, a beautiful woman with a dark secret, sparking an eternal love triangle that binds him and his brother forever.
by Aldous Huxley
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In a 17th-century French town, a charismatic priest's ambition and a convent of Ursuline nuns' spiritual fervor ignite a terrifying conflagration of alleged demonic possession, mass hysteria, and political intrigue, culminating in a dramatic and horrifying inquisition.
by Kimberly Cutter
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In war-torn 15th-century France, a peasant girl named Jehanne, driven by divine voices and a desperate need to escape a brutal home, becomes a warrior who rallies an army and captivates a nation, only to face the devastating cost of her extraordinary faith and fame.
by Nell Irvin Painter
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Nell Irvin Painter unearths the constructed and changing idea of 'whiteness,' showing its surprising origins and shifting limits throughout Western history and American identity.
by Joshua Whitehead
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Jonny Appleseed, a Two-Spirit cybersex worker, navigates his identity in the city, dealing with past love, trauma, and family before returning to the reserve for a funeral that will change him.
by Jenny Hubbard
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At a 1980s all-boys boarding school, a tragic drowning hides a web of lies, forcing two friends to confront their shared secret.
by Joyce McDonald
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A single celebratory bullet shatters a summer sky, creating guilt, grief, and an unexpected, haunting connection between the boy who fired it and the daughter of the man it killed.
by Janisse Ray
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From a childhood steeped in rural isolation and religious fundamentalism amidst a junkyard, Janisse Ray forged a passionate quest to resurrect the vanishing longleaf pine ecosystem, weaving together personal history and ecological elegy.
by Jennifer Bell
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When their grandmother's mysterious past pulls them into Lundinor, a secret city where everyday objects wield extraordinary magic, Ivy and Seb must uncover a hidden family treasure before a whimsical yet dangerous evil overtakes their uncommon world.
by James T. Farrell
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In early 20th-century Chicago, Studs Lonigan's youthful drive and ambition are slowly crushed by limited opportunities, destructive friendships, and societal pressures, leading him to a life of futility.
by Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick expose the truth about American foreign policy, from unnecessary atomic bombings to supporting dictators and prolonging the Cold War, challenging the idea of American exceptionalism.
by Victoria Laurie
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A psychic medium on hiatus finds her restful return to Boston shattered when her ex-boyfriend's fiancée's brother becomes the prime suspect in a murder, possibly at the hands of a sinister, blood-stained poltergeist.