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by James Agee
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In 1915 Knoxville, a sudden car accident shatters the Follet family's domestic world, forcing them to confront the sorrow of a husband and father's untimely death.
by Fannie Flagg
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In 1950s Mississippi, a sassy young girl navigates eccentric family schemes, peculiar Southern society, and a daddy who tries to resurrect her for cash, all while dreaming of the Miss America Pageant.
by Samuel Selvon
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In post-war London, West Indian immigrants, led by the thoughtful Moses, find that the 'glitter-city' is a difficult place where they must build strength against racism and poverty, all while longing for home.
by P.D. James
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Hired to investigate the supposed suicide of a Cambridge dropout, private investigator Cordelia Gray uncovers hidden desires and deceptions, realizing the death was a planned murder.
by Andrew Rowe
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A young man, driven by his brother's disappearance, must outwit a deadly, intelligent tower and master magic to confront a goddess and uncover the spire's secrets.
by John Marsden
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Ellie and her friends' hidden refuge fills with war orphans, forcing them to face both the enemy outside and challenges within their sanctuary when visitors arrive.
by William Styron
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In 1831 Virginia, an educated enslaved preacher, Nat Turner, believes God chose him to lead a brutal, ultimately failed, rebellion against slavery.
by Richard Preston
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A lone terrorist unleashes a biological weapon, turning a New York City teenager's head cold into a gruesome act of self-cannibalization, sparking a silent race against a global pandemic with real-world implications.
by Robin Cook
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In equatorial Africa, a medical thriller unfolds as genetic manipulation blurs the lines between humanity and primal nature, threatening existence.
by John Corey Whaley
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An ambitious girl's attempt to 'cure' her agoraphobic classmate for a college psychology project unravels into a web of unexpected friendships, hidden truths, and collapsing emotional walls.
by Tahereh Mafi
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Juliette faces her true identity as Ella, navigating a world on the edge of war, where her past and future threaten her understanding of love, loyalty, and her role in fighting the Reestablishment.
by Marge Piercy
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Trapped in a 1970s mental institution, a Chicana woman faces two possible futures—a feminist, ecological society or a patriarchal, consumerist one—and realizes her choices might decide which world comes to be.
by Ray Bradbury
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A carnival of the macabre, where funhouse mirrors show parasitic observers, poker chips whisper dark secrets, and childhood nostalgia is both celebrated and mourned in chilling tales.
by Darren Shan
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When a peculiar boy who sees swirling lights discovers a terrifying demon world, he's thrust into a brutal mission as a Disciple, hunting monstrous entities to the death.
by Luigi Pirandello
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Six unfinished characters interrupt a play rehearsal, demanding the actors bring their own tragic, unwritten drama to life.
by David James Duncan
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Four brothers and their twin sisters navigate Eisenhower-era America and the Vietnam War, shaped by their father's lost baseball dream and their mother's strong faith, in a story of family, politics, and the game's lasting spirit.
by Charles Bernard Nordhoff
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A true story of the sea, where the South Pacific pushes a ship's crew to its limit, leading to a mutiny against their captain and a desperate fight for survival.
by Robert C. O'Brien
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In a post-nuclear world, a lone teenage girl's fragile sanctuary is threatened by the arrival of a mysterious, potentially dangerous survivor, forcing her to confront the terrifying reality that isolation might be preferable to companionship.
by Linwood Barclay
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When a murder destroys his neighbors, a landscaper in a quiet town uncovers a decade of dark secrets, forcing him to face the possibility that the killer is not just close, but already inside his home.
by Cate Tiernan
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Nastasya, a decadent immortal, faces supernatural rehab after her best friend's brutal act, where a mysterious immortal helps her unlock a forgotten past and confront a deadly threat.
by Lincoln Peirce
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Nate and his friends brave the Ultimate Snowdown, a chaotic snow-sculpting showdown against their arch-rivals from Jefferson Middle School, determined to finally break their losing streak.
by Anne Michaels
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Haunted by the silent screams of his family lost to the Holocaust, a young Jewish survivor finds solace and a voice for the dead excavating ancient histories on a Greek isle, unearthing not just artifacts but the insidious ways power distorts truth.
by Cora Brent
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After escaping a brutal past, a young woman seeking a fresh start is drawn to a dangerous childhood tormentor, Cord Gentry, whose violent profession and wild nature spark a forbidden desire she cannot deny.
by John Updike
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In 1969, a middle-aged Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom, left by his family, searches for purpose and belief amid social unrest and personal ruin.