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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.
by Charlie Higson
4.1(5,763)
Before he was 007, a young James Bond deciphers cryptic clues to save a kidnapped professor and the world from a global threat.
by Carolyn Keene
3.9(5,757)
Nancy Drew must unravel a perplexing trail of stolen Chinese vases, missing persons, and a cryptic leaning chimney to save a pottery shop owner from financial ruin, only to discover it leads to even deeper mysteries.
by Mary Higgins Clark
3.6(5,754)
A former scam artist, newly out of prison, races against time and an unwitting public to reclaim a flask of priceless diamonds hidden in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, all while an amateur sleuth and her PI friend, along with a newly-missing victim of his past scheme, unknowingly close in.
by Hermann Hesse
3.9(5,753)
From Swiss peaks to European despair, Peter Camenzind learns that true peace comes not from grand ideas or romance, but from the quiet act of caring for another.
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.4(5,752)
In a world where forgotten 'Nobodies' are trained as assassins, a teenage girl who slipped through the cracks finds her only connection to existence in the boy sent to eliminate her.
by Patricia MacLachlan
3.9(5,748)
During a severe prairie drought, a young girl named Anna struggles with her family's separation, as her mother, Sarah, longs for the sea, hoping her parents will reunite and their home will be whole again.
by Italo Calvino
3.9(5,748)
Mr. Palomar examines daily life, turning ordinary moments into philosophical questions about the world's hidden depths.
by Carolyn Keene
3.9(5,747)
Nancy Drew investigates stolen jewels, strange warnings, and a haunted mansion, all while fighting a hoax that convinces victims to avoid her help, leading her from River Heights to the French Quarter.
by Paul Gallico
4.2(5,747)
On the desolate Essex marshes, a reclusive, disfigured artist and a young girl form an unlikely friendship over a wounded snow goose, a bond that grows as war approaches and culminates in a heroic act at Dunkirk.
by Jane Gardam
4.0(5,739)
Through the eyes of his free-spirited wife, Elisabeth, 'The Man in the Wooden Hat' reveals the hidden depths and sad complexities of the reserved lawyer Filth's life, showing a marriage shaped by wit, resilience, and unspoken currents beneath a proper facade.
by Michael Buckley
3.9(5,734)
When 30,000 ocean warriors invade Coney Island, a human girl falls for their prince, then uncovers a deeper threat that blurs the lines between enemy and savior.
by Melissa Keil
4.0(5,731)
A movie-obsessed outcast's world is flipped upside down when the town's new 'it' girl befriends his group, forcing them to navigate newfound popularity and the terrifying realization that he's falling for her.
by Albert Einstein
3.8(5,728)
This collection goes beyond Einstein's scientific theories, showing his humanistic thoughts on society, ethics, and the search for peace and freedom.
by Pete Hamill
3.9(5,726)
In 1947 Brooklyn, an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a Czech rabbi form an unexpected friendship, navigating the daily life and harsh realities of their working-class neighborhood, where faith and old stories intertwine.
by Tahereh Mafi
3.9(5,722)
After a world-changing war, Kenji Kishimoto's humorous account shows the hidden costs of power and the fight for freedom, all while explosive secrets and romance unfold.
by Johnston McCulley
4.0(5,720)
In a California scarred by tyranny, a masked avenger with a flashing blade and a mocking laugh carves a legend of defiance against corrupt caballeros and their oppressive rule.
by Durjoy Datta
4.0(5,718)
A dying medical student and a terminally ill drug addict find love and hope in a hospital room as doctors risk everything to extend their final days.
by Evangeline Anderson
3.6(5,718)
A stoic detective secretly loves his straight partner. When they go undercover as a gay couple at a resort, their friendship turns into forbidden passion.
by Jaleigh Johnson
4.1(5,716)
An orphan salvager finds a girl with a king's mark, sending them on a dangerous train journey. They are pursued by a green-eyed boy and a looming threat, all while uncovering the girl's mysterious past.