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by Richard Ellmann
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Ellmann explores James Joyce's genius, showing his great intellect and human flaws, from writing 'Ulysses' to drunken stumbles and scandalous letters.
by Richard Bradford
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In 1944 New Mexico, a young boy grows up during WWII, learning about family, friendship, and independence under an amber sky.
by Frances Hardinge
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In a land where prophets are revered and the dead are hunted for their ashes, a quiet attendant must unravel her sister's carefully constructed lies to expose a deadly island-wide conspiracy before it consumes them both.
by Jerome K. Jerome
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An 'idle fellow' charmingly admits his book offers only humorous, purposeless relief from 'improving' literature.
by Marianne Wiggins
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A photographer's belief in science is shattered as America pursues nuclear power, from bioluminescence to the atomic bomb.
by John Bunyan
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John Bunyan recounts his difficult journey to salvation, moving from spiritual agony and doubt to God's grace.
by Nicole Reed
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Torn between her enduring love for her best friend and the intoxicating allure of his arrogant counterpart, a successful businesswoman risks her carefully constructed life to pursue a forbidden fantasy of having both men.
by Larry Brown
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In the sweltering 1968 American South, a recently paroled killer's return unleashes violence and long-buried family secrets, forcing an upright sheriff to confront the evil threatening to consume their community.
by S.D. Smith
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Two brave rabbits, Heather and Picket, must ignite a rebellion deep within enemy territory, battling the shadow of Morbin to spark an uprising for all rabbitkind.
by Kate Thompson
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A young boy's quest to find time for his mother leads him to a hidden realm where he must confront a temporal leak and his family's secrets, all while a mysterious new policeman watches.
by Melanie Rawn
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A young artist must confront his family's darkest secret when a master Grijalva warps their powerful gift for selfish, destructive ambition.
by Ursula Vernon
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A polite, pint-sized witch named Molly must convince a skeptical castle full of quirky minions she's wicked enough to save their home from decommissioning, all while hiding a secret that could unravel everything.
by Tracy Lynn
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An honors student secretly runs a complex drug-dealing network, acting as therapist and pharmacist to her peers, while struggling to control her own increasingly frantic high school life.
by Anne Rice
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In Edwardian London, the immortal Ramses the Damned, desperate for his lost queen Cleopatra, finds his longing threatening his new companion, Julie Stratford, and risking ancient dangers on the modern world.
by Barbara Dee
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Seventh-grader Mila navigates the confusing and uncomfortable world of unwanted male attention, discovering her voice and the power of allies when 'flirting' crosses the line into harassment.
by Sam J. Miller
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A bullied gay teen believes his eating disorder gives him superpowers as he starves himself to find out what happened to his sister.
by Alexander Key
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A telepathic boy, fallen through a forgotten door from another world, must outwit the suspicious adults of rural Earth and find his way home before the army captures him and endangers the only family who ever cared.
by Cylin Bus
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A paralyzed high school senior falls for the mysterious girl in the next hospital room who can read his mind and shares his terrifying nightmares. He then discovers her identity is more shocking than he could imagine.
by Howard Fast
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In the harrowing dawn of April 19, 1775, a young man's hands tremble on his musket, changing from boy to veteran amidst the chaotic, bloody birth of American freedom at Lexington.
by John Dos Passos
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In 1920s America, a diverse group of lives—from factory workers to Hollywood stars—climb and fall, all heading towards the 1929 stock market crash.
by Gloria Naylor
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In the exclusive community of Linden Hills, a journey up the social ladder on Tupelo Drive mirrors a descent into a Dantean hell, exposing the chilling void at the heart of the American dream.
by Zoran Drvenkar
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Four aimless friends stumble into a lucrative, yet perilous, enterprise by monetizing apologies, only to discover that some wrongs can never truly be forgiven.
by Donna Jo Napoli
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When German soldiers raid a movie theater and conscript him into a brutal work camp, a young Italian boy must fight for survival and protect his best friend's dangerous secret amidst the horrors of war.
by Ricky Martin
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From the highs of Menudo and "Livin' la Vida Loca" to the personal journey of embracing his sexuality and fatherhood, Ricky Martin's memoir shows a superstar finding his voice amid global fame.