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by Rick Riordan
4.6(39,475)
A young demigod discovers his Olympian heritage and goes on dangerous quests, fighting mythological monsters and stopping divine wars while dealing with adolescence and ancient prophecies.
by Suzanne Collins
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Haunted by a prophecy and lured by the kidnapping of his sister, Gregor must return to the perilous Underland to confront a monstrous white rat known as the Bane, facing treacherous waterways and reuniting with old allies to prevent an irreversible catastrophe.
by Abbi Glines
4.0(39,473)
A grieving football star, silently battling his father's terminal illness, finds an unexpected connection with the new girl in town, who is mute from the trauma of witnessing her mother's murder.
by Ilona Andrews
4.2(39,466)
An innkeeper with a killer broom protects her small Texas town from an ancient predator while dealing with a werewolf neighbor and a cosmic vampire, all beneath her sentient B&B.
by Riley Sager
4.2(39,425)
A daughter who doubted her father's bestselling haunted house memoir inherits the infamous estate, only to find its terrifying stories might be true as she unearths its dark, lingering secrets.
by Ann Patchett
3.6(39,402)
After a Boston snowstorm and a sudden accident, a former mayor faces the complex reality of his unconventional family when his biological and adopted sons' lives intersect with a stranger, making him rethink what it means to protect those he loves.
by Haruki Murakami
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Elephants vanish, midnight hunger leads to McDonald's stick-ups, and the everyday blurs with the absurd in Murakami's short stories.
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Raised by apes in the heart of the African jungle, the orphaned Tarzan grapples with his primal instincts and newfound humanity when a beautiful woman from the civilized world invades his untamed paradise.
by Frederik Pohl
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Haunted by the riches and horrors of his interstellar prospecting, a man grapples with the psychological wreckage of his past, finding the journey inward more terrifying than any voyage through the void.
by Katherine Arden
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In Moscow, on the edge of war, a young witch with frost in her veins must defy demons and a Grand Prince to save Russia's mortal and magical realms, even if it costs her everything.
by William Blake
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Blake's poems, with his own art, show how the joy of 'Innocence' meets the harsh truths of 'Experience'.
by Emile Zola
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Trapped in a suffocating marriage, Thérèse Raquin's affair with her husband's friend sparks a spiral of passion, murder, and inescapable guilt.
by Sharon Creech
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A young boy named Jack, convinced poetry is for girls and his brain is empty, discovers his own voice and the power of verse through his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry's, persistent encouragement.
by Megan Abbott
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In the competitive world of elite gymnastics, an Olympic hopeful's family deals with a murder that reveals the dark side of ambition, jealousy, and how far parents will go to protect their children's dreams.
by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
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From the worm's-eye view of his own grave, a delightfully disagreeable aristocrat recounts his meandering life of failed ambitions and half-hearted loves, all while gleefully dissecting the absurdities of existence.
by Allen Say
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During WWII in Japan, young Allen Say finds his artistic passion and a father figure in the demanding but inspiring Noro Shinpei, who teaches him drawing and self-discovery.
by Josephine Angelini
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A weary Helen, tasked with ending an ancient cycle of revenge in the Underworld, must battle mythical Furies, a ruthless foe, and the painful struggle to forget her true love, Lucas, as a new hero challenges her heart and sanity.
by Lisa Gardner
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A woman who helped imprison her serial killer husband must now fight for her life and her daughter's when he escapes, turning their twisted romance into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
by Diane Chamberlain
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A wrongly imprisoned artist in 2018 uncovers a 1940s small-town murder and conspiracy hidden within a decaying post office mural, risking her freedom to expose the truth.
by Olivia Hawker
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A former friar, seeking a new life with a widow and her children, joins the German resistance, risking everything for the family he comes to love during WWII.
by Virginia Lee Burton
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A charming little house, once in a daisy field, experiences the passage of time as the city swallows her, only to find her way back to the peaceful countryside she loves.
by Penelope Ward
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A woman inherits half a summer house, only to find the other half belongs to the childhood love she betrayed, forcing them into close quarters where old wounds and undeniable desire reignite.
by Michael Connelly
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A veteran crime reporter, nearing forced retirement, uncovers a sophisticated digital killer while investigating an open-and-shut case, proving some monsters are more insidious than any he's faced.
by Kendare Blake
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As the Ascension Year begins, three queen sisters—a newly empowered poisoner, a secretly gifted elemental, and a targeted naturalist—must navigate betrayal, hidden talents, and deadly attacks in their fight to the death for Fennbirn's single dark throne.