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by Anna Burns
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In a city overwhelmed by sectarian violence, a young woman's quiet life is disrupted when a powerful paramilitary figure begins to stalk her, forcing her to deal with rumors, social judgment, and unspoken threats.
by Julia Glass
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Over three Junes, a Scottish family deals with the effects of love, loss, and new connections, uncovering their lives through a widower's Greek affair, a son's return home, and an artist's look at her past.
by Haruki Murakami
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A lonely boy, a mysterious girl, and a tormented sheep man must outwit their captors to escape a nightmarish library where knowledge is devoured, not shared.
by Samantha Shannon
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An ancient, winged evil awakens. A queen without an heir, a lady-in-waiting with forbidden magic, and a disgraced dragon rider must unite across a fractured world to prevent a cataclysm.
by Paolo Bacigalupi
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In a drowned future of oil-rig shanties and cutthroat salvage, a teenaged ship breaker must choose between stripping a beached clipper for survival or saving its wealthy survivor, a choice that could either elevate him to a new world or drown him in the old.
by Gary Zukav
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Aligning your personality with your soul unlocks authentic power and begins a new era of human evolution, guided by higher senses and respect for life.
by Gayle Forman
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A year after a magical day in Paris, Willem embarks on a globe-spanning quest to find the elusive Lulu, questioning fate and the choices that define their intertwined destinies.
by Pat Conroy
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After a family tragedy, a lonely Charleston boy finds comfort and lasting friendship with a diverse group of peers. Their lives intertwine through decades of love, loss, and social change, leading to an unexpected challenge that tests their remarkable bond.
by Robert Cormier
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At Trinity High, one boy's refusal to sell chocolates sparks a psychological war, forcing him to face a corrupt secret society and the high cost of challenging the system.
by Margaret Rogerson
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A human artist paints forbidden mortal emotion into an immortal fae prince's eyes. She navigates treacherous fairy courts and a perilous, blossoming love to survive a world where beauty hides deadly corruption.
by Diana Wynne Jones
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A daydreaming carpet merchant's life takes a magical turn when his new flying rug whisks him to a princess in an enchanted garden, only for a wicked djinn to steal her away, sending him on a whimsical quest across the Sultanates to win her back.
by Heather Gudenkauf
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When two young girls vanish from an Iowa town, their disappearance unearths a suffocating tangle of family secrets and the chilling truth hidden within one child's selective mutism.
by Tom Robbins
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A philosophical bean can and a mystical dessert spoon hold court with a spirited waitress and a boisterous welder in an absurd adventure through the New York art scene and the forgotten history of a Palestinian god.
by Jenny Nimmo
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At the ominous Bloor Academy, young Charlie Bone must decipher the hushed secrets of talking photographs and navigate a treacherous world of unexpected magic to uncover the truth his scheming aunts desperately want to keep hidden.
by Chanda Hahn
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After an act of heroism makes her popular, an ordinary high school girl discovers she's a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, inheriting their unfinished, cursed fairy tales and becoming the next target of a powerful, vengeful Story.
by Sabaa Tahir
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As war engulfs the Martial Empire, a Shrike fights to protect her family from a mad emperor, a scholar hunts a demon while facing betrayal, and a Soul Catcher battles an ancient power that threatens to sever him from the woman he loves.
by Cynthia Hand
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In an alternate Tudor England, a dying king, a bookish noblewoman, and a shape-shifting horse named G must conspire to save the kingdom from a fanatical plot, all while navigating unexpected romance and the looming threat of execution.
by Vince Flynn
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Mitch Rapp's final mission puts him in danger, making him face a German industrialist who arms dangerous terrorists.
by Isabel Allende
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Orphaned and poor, Eva Luna tells her remarkable life story through vivid tales, changing her South American world with imagination and the diverse people she meets.
by Charles Dickens
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Penniless but principled, young Nicholas Nickleby navigates a world of Dickensian rogues, theatrical eccentrics, and cruel injustices to protect his family and forge his own path.
by Ling Ma
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During a global pandemic that turns people into automatons, a secretly pregnant millennial office worker navigates the ruins of New York with a cult-like group of survivors, confronting the consumerism of her past life.
by Terry Pratchett
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A street-smart talking cat, his intelligent rat companions, and a human boy con their way through towns with a Pied Piper scam, until they find a sinister secret in Bad Blintz. This forces them to face real danger and the dark truths of their own existence.
by Cinda Williams Chima
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A rebellious teenage wizard, plagued by uncontrolled magic and a tragic past, is thrust into a secluded school where the charismatic headmaster promises training but secretly plots to exploit his students' powers for a sinister agenda.
by Tim Tharp
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A charming, hard-partying high school senior with no future plans finds his carefully constructed world of superficial fun challenged when he unexpectedly falls for the 'social disaster' he set out to transform.