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by Evelyn Deshane
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A rebellious teenager with a drinking problem finds an unexpected path to artistic awakening and self-discovery under the guidance of an aging gay artist.
by Pamela Gien
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In apartheid South Africa, a young girl's bond with her nanny turns into a dangerous secret that challenges their divided world.
by Will D. Campbell
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From the segregated backroads of rural Mississippi to the front lines of the Civil Rights movement, a preacher grapples with faith, family tragedy, and the evolving call for justice, forever bound by the memory of his brother.
by Steve Biddulph
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Steve Biddulph's "Manhood" helps men break free from old societal expectations, build real relationships, and find a richer, more emotional life, benefiting both men and the women in their lives.
by Anatole France
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An aging, reclusive scholar of medieval manuscripts finds his quiet world upended by a perplexing mystery and an unexpected connection to a young woman's past, forcing him to unravel a historical enigma to ensure her future.
by Tricia Mingerink
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Stranded by a blizzard and an arrow, a loyal king's blade finds his convictions shattered when he seeks refuge with the very family his orders destroyed, forcing him to choose between the crown he serves and the forbidden faith that offers a dangerous path to freedom.
by Patricia MacLachlan
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A young cellist dealing with her unusual, philosophical family finds clarity and self-acceptance through a friendship with a boy from a seemingly perfect world.
by Judith O'Brien
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A modern teen time-travels to 1553 England to save a young King Edward VI, only to find herself entangled in a dangerous court and a forbidden romance that could alter history.
by Mary Hoffman
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In Renaissance Florence, an 18-year-old stonecutter's son named Gabriele finds his world of art and aspiration shattered when posing for Michelangelo's David thrusts him into a dangerous web of political intrigue, espionage, and murder.
by D.H. Sidebottom
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A wife's cancer battle forces her and her husband to confront their past and reassess their love amidst intense intimacy and life-threatening stakes.
by R.E. Carr
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by Virginia Woolf
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A solitary woman wanders London's streets, each encounter a brief look into a human life, each observation a detail in the urban scene.
by Heather Quarles
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Fifteen-year-old Katherine fights to keep her family from crumbling as her alcoholic mother retreats, her siblings starve, and her youngest sister dangerously blurs the line between Narnia and their harsh reality.
by E.J. Mellow
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After a lightning strike, a woman's dreamless sleep becomes a nightly portal to a star-dusted realm where she wields a power of creation alongside a stranger, blurring the lines between her waking life and a world she wants to believe is real.
by Knut Hamsun
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An isolated hunter's passionate, doomed relationship with a merchant's daughter unfolds as a tragic story of misunderstanding and desire in the northern wilderness.
by Wallace Shawn
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A traveler in a poor land realizes their comfort depends on the suffering they see, which makes them rethink ethical living.
by Rebekah Crane
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A high school junior, always 'nice' to please her controlling mother and small town, finds her world falling apart and her true self emerging when she falls for the new girl, who has a punk edge and dangerous secrets.
by Shlomo Sand
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Shlomo Sand shows how 19th-century Evangelical Protestants and Jewish Zionists created the 'Land of Israel,' arguing that this invention, meant to secure the Jewish state, now threatens its survival.
by Larry Huntsperger
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Follow Simon Peter, the fisherman, as he recounts his journey with Jesus, from his initial reluctance to his role as a leader in early Christianity.
by Makoto Shinkai
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In a Tokyo always raining, a runaway boy and an orphan girl who controls the weather must choose between a sunny paradise and the irreversible cost of her power.
by Sue Baier
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Trapped within a paralyzed body, a woman navigates the dehumanizing and heroic realities of long-term care, her only voice found in the flicker of her eyes as she battles for recovery.
by I.W. Gregorio
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When a Chinese-American teen's family restaurant faces closure, she teams up with a charming white classmate, sparking an unexpected romance that challenges cultural expectations and their fight to save her family's legacy.
by Thomas Fahy
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Five years after escaping a cult, six teens are hunted by a prophecy, each facing their deepest fear as a premonition of death comes true.
by Joan Wolf
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A baron, desperate for his inheritance, proposes a fake marriage to his childhood friend. Their pretend love becomes real.