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by William Kennedy
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In the winter of 1938 Albany, a haunted vagrant gravedigger confronts his tragic past, including the infant son he accidentally killed, in a harrowing dance between despair and the faint possibility of redemption.
by Douglas E. Richards
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A genetic engineer develops savant-like intelligence that leads to megalomania, forcing a reactivated special forces operative into a global bioterror conspiracy more complex and dangerous than he imagined.
by Bohumil Hrabal
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In a communist state, a wastepaper compactor secretly salvages forbidden books, becoming an accidental scholar whose mind is a chaotic library of others' thoughts, until automation threatens to silence his literary sanctuary forever.
by Enid Blyton
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Three children and their magical friends climb to the top of an enchanted tree, visiting whimsical lands like the Land of Treats and the Land of Secrets, all while teaching their stuck-up cousin Connie the meaning of fun and friendship.
by Edmund Spenser
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An allegorical quest through a fantasy world where knights fight dragons, witches, and temptations to embody holiness, temperance, and love, subtly honoring Queen Elizabeth I.
by V. S. Naipaul
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In the chaotic wake of post-colonial independence, an Indian merchant seeks a new beginning at a sleepy bend in an unnamed African river, only to find his dreams consumed by the continent's violent unraveling.
by Anne Tyler
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Barnaby Gailtin, the family outcast, hopes for a new life with the arrival of Sophia, but his past and a lost family threaten his fragile hope.
by John Updike
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In late 1970s America, a prosperous Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom deals with his difficult son and past loves, trying to find a happiness that always feels just out of reach.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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After sparking a revolution that overthrew a totalitarian regime, third-born Luke must navigate the new world of freedom, questioning if liberation brings peace or just a new fight for control.
by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Miles Vorkosigan loses his secret identity and must deal with his former mentor, Simon Illyan, who is losing his mind. Miles uncovers a conspiracy in Imperial Security that threatens Barrayar.
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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At an Ohio resort where Southern slaveholders openly summer with their enslaved mistresses, four women navigate the brutal complexities of love, friendship, and the perilous whispers of freedom as the Civil War looms.
by Jenn Bennett
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An aspiring anatomist, seeking cadavers for artistic inspiration, falls for a graffiti artist, forcing her to choose between her studies and his dangerous life.
by Robert Hicks
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Amidst the carnage of a Civil War battlefield-turned-hospital, a defiant Southern matriarch finds an unexpected cause and a shared path to healing with a battle-weary soldier she refuses to let die.
by Enid Blyton
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The Famous Five must decode an ancient map and find a secret hiding place to expose the real thief disrupting their holiday at Kirrin Cottage.
by Yukio Mishima
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In post-war Japan, a young man's growing homosexuality becomes a stifling secret, forcing him to face the divide between his inner desires and the life he feels forced to live.
by Craig Johnson
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When his daughter is brutally attacked in Philadelphia, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire unleashes his own brand of frontier justice on the city's corrupt elite, backed by a colorful posse of allies.
by Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy tales tells moving stories of self-sacrifice, love, and what beauty truly means, resonating with readers of all ages.
by Anna Lee Waldo
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From the whispering prairies to the crystal-capped Rockies, Sacajawea, a Shoshoni chief's daughter, navigates the raw, bursting fabric of a new land as the lone woman on Lewis and Clark's trek, forever yearning for a passion beyond the next mountain.
by Mary Hoffman
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A sick boy finds a magical Italian notebook, transporting him to 16th-century Venice. There, he navigates carnival dangers, duchesses, assassins, and a new romance, discovering his destiny as a time-traveling 'stravagante.'
by Polly Shulman
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An ordinary teen's after-school job at a peculiar lending library thrusts her into a magical mystery when fairy tale artifacts from the Brothers Grimm collection begin to vanish, forcing her to catch the thief before she becomes the prime suspect.
by Kelly Yang
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Ten-year-old Mia navigates the hidden world of a motel front desk, secretly sheltering immigrants and dreaming of becoming a writer, all while battling a tyrannical owner and her parents' expectations.
by Guy Debord
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Debord's critique shows how capitalism turns real life into an alienating display of images and goods.
by Enid Blyton
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When a hateful cook and her family take over their home, the Kirrin children and their dog Timmy escape to Kirrin Island, only to uncover a sinister plot involving smugglers and a missing girl.
by Sara Zarr
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Grief-stricken Jill, navigating her mother's sudden adoption plans, collides with pregnant Mandy, both yearning for connection and a place to belong amidst their fractured lives.