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by Jerry Pinkney
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In the Serengeti, a mouse spared by a lion later frees the lion from a trap, showing how mercy can undo trouble.
by Anne McCaffrey
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A sentient spaceship, born from a human brain, finds unexpected love amidst the thrilling vastness of interstellar exploration.
by David Baldacci
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When tragedy moves a sophisticated 12-year-old from 1940s New York to a Virginia mountain farm, she must quickly mature amidst new friendships, adventures, and a looming legal battle that threatens her newfound home and community.
by Richard Condon
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A decorated Korean War hero, brainwashed into an unwitting assassin, holds the key to a chilling conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of American government, forcing his former commander to uncover the truth before a devastating betrayal.
by Darren Shan
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by Kimberly Derting
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A teenage girl who sees the last moments of murder victims must navigate a new romance, a jealous best friend, and a dangerous FBI investigation while keeping her supernatural abilities a secret.
by Umberto Eco
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In 19th-century Europe, an amoral forger meticulously creates a web of deception that leads to the most infamous antisemitic document in history.
by Yangsze Choo
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In colonial Malaya, a young woman's desperate choice to become a ghost bride for a wealthy, deceased heir plunges her into a perilous afterlife of vengeful spirits, ancient customs, and a forbidden earthly romance.
by Bernard Cornwell
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With King Alfred's health failing, the Viking-raised Uhtred must choose between his personal quest for vengeance and helping to forge a unified England, as the land faces renewed pagan chaos.
by John Sandford
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Lieutenant Davenport must confront his own fractured psyche when he hunts two opposing killers—one monstrously scarred, the other chillingly charismatic—who reflect the very edges of his sanity.
by Mary Higgins Clark
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A radio talk show host investigates the disappearances of lonely women on cruise ships. She soon discovers the killer is hunting her, and the men closest to her might be the predator she seeks.
by Maureen Johnson
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As a storm hits the isolated Ellingham Academy, teen detective Stevie Bell must find a current murderer and solve a 75-year-old cold case before she is killed.
by Katherine Applegate
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When 10-year-old Jackson's family faces homelessness again, his giant, imaginary cat, Crenshaw, reappears to help him navigate the harsh realities of poverty and the power of believing in the impossible.
by Rachel Vincent
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Framed for treason and murder, a defiant female alpha must lead her mate and pack in a desperate fight for vengeance against a corrupt council, even if it means sacrificing everything she holds dear.
by Ben H. Winters
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In an America where slavery still exists, a black bounty hunter tracking a high-stakes runaway uncovers a conspiracy that threatens his world.
by Amitav Ghosh
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During the British invasion of Burma, a poor boy, Rajkumar, builds a teak empire and spends his life trying to reunite with Dolly, a woman exiled from the Glass Palace, as their lives reflect the making of nations.
by Rachel Caine
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In a world where the Great Library controls all knowledge and forbids personal books, a black-market smuggler's son must betray his family or join a dangerous rebellion when his friend's invention threatens to burn both heretics and forbidden texts.
by Richard Paul Evans
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Michael and his electrically-charged friends, the Electroclan, race to Peru's jungles to rescue his kidnapped mother and stop Dr. Hatch's global plot before their powers vanish.
by Jan Karon
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In Mitford, Father Tim and Cynthia's love story shows romance can bloom anew, even in quiet places.
by Wendy Mass
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Four uniquely talented children, each hiding a secret, compete in a national candy-making contest where the sweetest creations might just reveal the most unexpected truths about friendship and family.
by Lisa McMann
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Seventeen-year-old Janie unwillingly enters other people's dreams, a curse that turns her into an active participant in a terrifying nightmare, blurring the lines between observer and victim.
by Huntley Fitzpatrick
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On an island of rich and poor, a summer of romance and family secrets makes a young woman face uncomfortable truths about her past, her future, and the boy she thought she knew.
by Chris Gardner
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From the hard streets of San Francisco, where he and his toddler son were homeless, Chris Gardner's strong spirit made a way to Wall Street, ending a family pattern of abandonment and showing what the American Dream can be.
by Shea Ernshaw
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In the cursed town of Sparrow, where drowned witch sisters return annually to steal bodies and lure boys to their deaths, a local girl must choose between saving a mysterious newcomer and succumbing to the town's wicked legacy.