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by Bruce Coville
3.8(8,361)
When their new sixth-grade teacher starts peeling off his face, Susan and Peter must expose his extraterrestrial identity and save their classmates from a truly alien fate.
by Shaun Tan
4.3(8,354)
Shaun Tan's illustrated tales use giant snails, alien exchange students, and the literal edge of the map to show the strange and funny parts of modern life in ordinary suburbs.
by Jean Toomer
3.9(8,350)
Jean Toomer's "Cane" is a collection of interconnected stories and poems that blends the rural Black South with the urban North, echoing the rhythms of nature and Africa.
by P.G. Wodehouse
4.3(8,344)
Psmith, a debonair gentleman with a silent 'p', infiltrates Blandings Castle under a false identity to pursue the woman he loves, only to find himself in a farcical plot involving mistaken identities, jewel thieves, and airborne flower pots.
by J.L. Carr
4.1(8,344)
A WWI veteran, haunted by his past, finds unexpected solace and a fragile rebirth while restoring a medieval mural in a tranquil English village, only to have the beauty of summer and his peace slip away with the changing seasons.
by Grant Cardone
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Grant Cardone shows that selling is more than a job; it is a life skill needed to persuade, influence, and achieve success in all areas.
by Madeleine Roux
3.8(8,327)
On a post-graduation road trip to New Orleans, Dan, Abby, and Jordan find their past horrors aren't buried as deep as they thought when messages from the dead and a sinister group called the Bone Artists pull them into a deadly web of fate.
by Greg Iles
3.8(8,318)
John Waters's perfect life shatters when a mysterious woman's single word reawakens a forgotten obsession, pulling him back into a dangerous world of love, passion, and deadly secrets.
by Mercedes Lackey
3.9(8,309)
Torn between fear and burgeoning power, a sorcerer's daughter must defy her vengeful father and his flock of swan-maidens to break a curse that binds them all.
by Karina Yan Glaser
4.2(8,309)
Five resourceful, warm-hearted siblings have just eleven days to melt the icy resolve of their curmudgeonly landlord and save their beloved Harlem brownstone, proving that home is where the heart, and a whole lot of creative chaos, is.
by Beatrix Potter
4.1(8,306)
Three mischievous kittens, dressed in their best, go on a garden adventure that turns into a delightful, muddy mess just before their mother's guests arrive.
by Cinda Williams Chima
4.0(8,306)
Haunted by a brutal massacre that gave him deadly magic, an assassin for the undead finds his world intertwined with a musician, as they uncover secrets that could ignite a war between rival magical guilds.
by James Rollins
4.2(8,304)
An archaeologist, a soldier, and a priest race across the globe to protect a miraculous child from an ancient, apocalyptic enemy, unraveling Christ's lost history to save humanity from damnation.
by Josephine Tey
3.8(8,304)
In the bustling queue for London's hottest show, a man drops dead with a silver dagger in his back, leaving Inspector Alan Grant to untangle a seemingly impossible murder witnessed by many but seen by none.
by Thrity Umrigar
3.9(8,303)
A kind psychologist befriends a lonely Indian woman in a bad marriage, but their shared secrets threaten to break their bond.
by Roddy Doyle
3.8(8,301)
Born in a Dublin brothel, Henry Smart fights and loves through Ireland's turbulent 20th century. He is an unforgettable witness to history, all told in Roddy Doyle's unique voice.
by Hannah Arendt
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Hannah Arendt examines how anti-Semitism and imperialism created the conditions for totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, which used terror and mass mobilization.
by Ninni Holmqvist
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In a near-future where the childless and jobless are harvested for organs, an aging woman finds peace in her designated 'Unit' until an unexpected love forces her to confront the cost of her comfortable compliance.
by Tess Gerritsen
3.8(8,292)
A microbiologist on the International Space Station fights a deadly microbe she created, while her husband races to bring her home before the infection kills them all.
by Anchee Min
3.8(8,291)
From a concubine to empress, Tzu Hsi navigates the violent end of the Qing Dynasty, battling invaders, rebellions, and personal losses to protect a crumbling empire and her loved ones.
by Joan Bauer
4.2(8,290)
Evicted and adrift in Chicago, twelve-year-old Sugar finds an unexpected anchor in a rescue dog, poetry, and her own strong spirit as she navigates homelessness and learns to cultivate gratitude amidst hardship.
by Jack London
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Jack London's 'The Iron Heel' is a chilling forecast of corporate tyranny in 20th-century America, where an oligarchy crushes the nation, and a socialist movement rises to defy it.
by Katie Henry
3.9(8,284)
An atheist new to a strict Catholic school finds unexpected camaraderie and a fight for freedom among a secret society of religious rebels, led by a girl who dreams of becoming a priest.
by Saul Bellow
3.9(8,278)
A struggling writer, caught in domestic chaos and mob dealings, gets a posthumous 'gift' from his dead poet mentor, making him face the complex legacy of genius and failure.