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by Jerry Spinelli
4.0(25,181)
A nameless orphan in Nazi-occupied Warsaw navigates the brutal streets, initially dreaming of becoming a Nazi, only to discover the harrowing truth of his identity and the desperate need to become 'nobody' to survive the Holocaust.
by Donald Miller
3.9(25,165)
Donald Miller uses humor to explore the human search for redemption, showing that worldly pursuits are often empty and that a relationship with God is the real path to healing and meaning.
by Anne Tyler
3.8(25,151)
With an absent father, an independent mother, and a complicated family history, the Tull children spend their lives navigating misunderstandings, resentments, and brief moments of connection, all while trying to find their own place in a family that is never quite in sync.
by Robert Kurson
4.3(25,148)
Two rival deep wreck divers risk their lives in the treacherous Atlantic to identify a mysterious, officially nonexistent WWII German U-boat and its lost crew, forming an unlikely brotherhood with each other and the dead.
by Tricia Levenseller
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A noblewoman plans to woo, marry, and murder the Shadow King to seize his power, but she ends up protecting him from other assassins while battling an unexpected attraction.
by Agatha Christie
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In a courtroom filled with suspicion, Elinor Carlisle faces execution for a poisoning she might not have committed. Hercule Poirot must untangle the deadly threads of love and jealousy before it is too late.
by Isaac Asimov
3.9(25,115)
A miniaturized submarine crew navigates the perilous, microscopic world of a dying man's brain to destroy a blood clot, holding the fate of the world in their impossibly small hands.
by Vera B. Williams
4.2(25,113)
After a house fire, a girl, her mother, and grandmother save coins in a jar to buy a velvet, floral armchair, turning their loss into a shared dream of comfort.
by Megan Abbott
3.2(25,080)
Behind the glamour of high school cheerleading, a new coach's arrival sets off a chain reaction of obsessive friendship, fierce ambition, and dark secrets, ending in a suicide that exposes the dangerous loyalties within a squad of girls.
by Paulo Coelho
3.8(25,079)
On the eve of a crusader invasion, a wise Copt gathers the people of Jerusalem to share wisdom on fear, love, and the human spirit, urging them to find peace within amidst chaos.
by Elizabeth Eulberg
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Childhood best friends Macallan and Levi navigate the tricky waters of platonic friendship, battling external assumptions and their own doubts about whether they are truly 'just friends' or meant for something more.
by Tatiana de Rosnay
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A nostalgic seaside trip unearths a shocking three-decade-old family secret, forcing a brother to confront a hidden truth about his mother and re-evaluate every relationship in his life.
by J. M. Coetzee
3.9(25,064)
A magistrate's quiet frontier life unravels into rebellion against the Empire's brutal tactics, forcing him to confront his complicity in an oppressive system.
by Louisa May Alcott
4.0(25,036)
The March sisters navigate adulthood, love, and societal expectations as they grow into 'good wives' in post-Civil War America.
by Garth Nix
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Whisked from a hospital bed to a pirate ship on a magical sea, Arthur Penhaligon must brave swashbuckling battles, monstrous leviathans, and the encroaching 'Nothing' to claim the Third Key and save countless realms from oblivion.
by Bill Clegg
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by Erica Bauermeister
4.0(25,017)
On a secluded island, a young woman raised on the magic of scent must unravel her father's fragrant secrets and her own identity when she's thrust into a world more complex and dangerous than she imagined.
by Agatha Christie
3.8(25,017)
When a seemingly errant shot at a reform home administrator coincidentally kills a mysterious visitor in another room, Miss Marple must unravel a deadly design hidden within the sprawling Victorian mansion.
by C.J. Redwine
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In a city where women are subservient, a defiant huntress forges her own path into a monster-ridden wasteland with the boy who broke her heart, unraveling a conspiracy that could ignite a war.
by Stephen King
3.9(25,014)
A seemingly ordinary teenager blackmails an elderly Nazi war criminal, not for justice, but to vicariously experience the chilling depths of his unspeakable past, igniting a dangerous dance between predator and protégé.
by Ann Rule
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Ann Rule's true crime book dissects the darkness that led Diane Downs, a mother, to shoot her three children in an attempt to reclaim her life.
by Ellen Schreiber
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A goth girl's world changes when she falls for a mysterious boy, only to search for him when he vanishes, making her face the dark truths of their love.
by Lauren Myracle
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At thirteen, Winnie is in the middle of a turbulent time, balancing changing friendships, first loves, and family shifts that threaten to upend her world.
by Kingsley Amis
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A history lecturer navigates the pretentious world of a 1950s British university, dealing with academic rituals and romantic entanglements that threaten his career.