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by John O'Hara
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In the glittering, booze-soaked high society of 1930s Gibbsville, a single impulsive act by Julian English ignites a rapid, self-destructive plunge from privilege, exposing the brittle facade of the American dream.
by Tom Angleberger
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When Origami Yoda's creator is suspended, a group of middle schoolers must gather evidence to clear their friend's name and stop Darth Paper's mischief.
by Sara Shepard
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Rosewood's most fashionable liars prepare to unmask their tormentor, only to find some secrets are best left buried, especially when the truth threatens to unravel their lives.
by Judith Kerr
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Nine-year-old Anna's world of school and tobogganing shatters as her Jewish family secretly flees Hitler's Germany, leaving behind everything she knows, including her beloved pink rabbit.
by Kat Falls
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In a future where land is scarce, a young pioneer named Ty must defend his family's deep-sea home and its secrets against ruthless outlaws lurking in the ocean's crushing darkness.
by Larry McMurtry
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In 1950s rural Texas, three teenagers navigate first love, forbidden desire, and the decline of their dying hometown as the last picture show closes.
by K.A. Applegate
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Five teenagers gain the power to change into animals, becoming Earth's secret defense against an alien invasion.
by Smith Henderson
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A Montana social worker tries to save a feral boy from his doomsday father, leading to an FBI manhunt and forcing him to face the harsh truths of freedom and faith as his own life falls apart.
by Abbi Glines
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A small-town girl, haunted by her past, must choose between her childhood crush and the rebellious football star who understands her, as their histories create a dramatic love triangle.
by Bethany Griffin
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In a plague-ridden city crumbling into ruin, a young woman seeking oblivion in a decadent club finds herself entangled with two mysterious men and a fight for survival far more exhilarating than any masked ball.
by Dee Henderson
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A woman in witness protection finds her carefully constructed anonymity, and her life, jeopardized when she falls for a famous football player, intertwining her dangerous past with his very public present.
by Katerina Diamond
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When a head teacher's apparent suicide reveals a series of gruesome murders, two detectives must face the truth that the killer's motives may be more justified than the dark secrets they protect.
by Isabel Allende
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In a hidden Himalayan kingdom, Alexander and Nadia, guided by a Buddhist monk and aided by Yetis, must find the sacred Golden Dragon statue and protect its ancient power from those who seek to exploit it.
by Teju Cole
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A Nigerian doctor's walks through New York City become an exploration of identity, memory, and belonging, revealing his past and present.
by John Shors
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Princess Jahanara navigates the treacherous court of her grieving emperor father, who builds the Taj Mahal, while secretly loving its architect amidst a world of wealth and betrayal.
by Elizabeth George
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Grief-stricken Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is drawn into a puzzling cliffside murder investigation in a remote Cornish village, forcing him to confront a clever killer and his own haunting past.
by Matthew Reilly
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Trapped in the New York Public Library, a father fights seven alien warriors in a deadly contest to save his daughter and escape.
by Han Kang
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Han Kang's novel uses fragmented, haunting accounts from those affected by a boy's death during a brutal South Korean uprising to show the lasting trauma and defiant search for justice amid state violence.
by Charles Dickens
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Mr. Dombey's rigid pride and commercial ambition lead to his personal and professional ruin as he neglects his children, especially his daughter Florence, in this Victorian story of family and downfall.
by Philip Pullman
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In 1878 London, financial consultant Sally Lockhart uncovers a deadly conspiracy linking the collapse of a shipping firm to the city's most powerful and corrupt figures, risking her life to expose the truth.
by Jacquelyn Frank
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A demon warrior, left for dead, falls in love with the queen of his ancestral enemies, a forbidden passion that could unite their warring races or destroy them both.
by Robert J. Sawyer
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Seven billion people glimpse their future in a two-minute global blackout, unraveling the present as they grapple with the terrifying, interconnected mosaic of their destinies.
by Matthew Woodring Stover
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As the Republic falls to civil war and a manipulative leader, Anakin Skywalker's fear for his secret love pushes him to a decision that creates Darth Vader and plunges the galaxy into darkness.
by Jennifer McMahon
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Twenty-five years after her hard-drinking mother vanished, a severed hand the only clue to her kidnapping by a serial killer, an architect must confront her past and the chilling possibility that the killer is back when her mother suddenly reappears, alive.