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by Julie Kagawa
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A young woman torn between loyalty to her dragon allies and the dangerous secrets of her past must fight for survival as a powerful new order threatens to consume both dragons and humans.
by Sheri Holman
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In cholera-ridden 1831 Sunderland, a desperate teen mother pawns her body in a rented gown to save her infant, only to become entangled with a disgraced doctor and the city's dark secrets.
by Daniel Defoe
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Amidst the desolation of 1665 London, a meticulous saddler chronicles the terrifying spread of the bubonic plague, detailing the city's descent into chaos, the grim statistics of death, and the desperate, often futile, attempts at survival.
by Terry Brooks
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As a sinister politician rises to power amidst a war between magic and science, a young Druid uncovers the lost tale of the Elfstones, thrusting her into a dangerous quest to recover their power before the Four Lands are consumed by an ancient evil.
by Gabriel García Márquez
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In a rain-soaked Colombian river town, anonymous verses expose hidden secrets and moral decay, pushing its residents to chaos.
by Nicholson Baker
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"The Mezzanine" turns a simple escalator ride into a funny, detailed journey through the hidden ideas behind shoelaces, milk cartons, and our everyday existence.
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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In ancient Egypt, a young orphan battles his villainous half-brother and uncovers a tomb-robbing plot to claim his rightful place as a master goldsmith.
by Swati Avasthi
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With a new identity and a hidden past, sixteen-year-old Jace leaves his abusive father to start over, only to learn that real freedom means facing the past he tried to outrun.
by Lynn Raye Harris
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A decade after a Black Ops soldier broke her heart, he's the only one she can trust when her sister vanishes and she becomes a murder suspect, forcing them to confront their past to save her future.
by Thomas Merton
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Merton's "New Seeds of Contemplation" urges readers to rediscover the forgotten mystical depths within the Western soul, guiding them toward a contemplative awakening.
by Amin Maalouf
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Amin Maalouf uses Arab chroniclers' accounts to show the Crusades as a period that shaped the modern Arab world's identity and grievances, rather than just a European event.
by Sharon M. Draper
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An eleven-year-old girl, caught between two homes, two names, and two racial identities, navigates her parents' divorce while looking for a sense of wholeness in a world that constantly categorizes her.
by Linda Olsson
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A grieving writer finds an unexpected friend in her reclusive neighbor in a remote Swedish village, as shared meals and dangerous memories connect their solitary lives.
by Katie Alender
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In the end, Alexis confronts a vengeful spirit tied to her own fate, forcing her to solve a mystery between life and death.
by Marcel Proust
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In fin-de-siècle Paris, a young man's entry into the aristocratic world becomes a journey through social ambition, desire, and disappointment.
by Kate Elliott
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In a city where multi-tiered athletic courts offer the only path to glory, a biracial girl from the lower classes risks everything, including a forbidden alliance with an elite competitor, to save her family from a vengeful royal.
by David Levithan
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After the 9/11 attacks, three New York teens—Claire, Jasper, and Peter—find their lives entwined, forming unexpected bonds amid the city's recovery and their own developing grief and strength.
by C.L. Parker
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To save her family, an innocent woman auctions herself to a ruthless mogul, only to find an unexpected, passionate love amidst a whirlwind of desire and secrets.
by Elizabeth Reyes
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A prim teacher and a foul-mouthed man find an undeniable passion that challenges their vastly different worlds. His hidden imperfections and her meddling sister threaten to ignite his temper and drive them apart.
by David Finkel
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Through the eyes of an optimistic infantry battalion, *The Good Soldiers* shows the brutal reality of the 2007 Iraq surge, revealing the permanent cost of war on the men who fought it.
by F.C. Yee
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Before she was a legend, Kyoshi was a bewildered orphan, thrust into the Avatar's immense power and forced to forge her own brutal path to justice amidst a world teetering on the brink of chaos.
by Kristin Cast
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Five masters of the supernatural unite in this anthology, where forbidden desires and eternal love intertwine amidst the perilous, alluring world of vampires, proving that even in undeath, the heart finds its match.
by Susan Fletcher
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A quick-witted, disabled serving girl must brave the Sultan's wrath and the labyrinthine streets of Persia to find the missing ending to a story, or risk the Shahrazad's life.
by Julia Gregson
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On a 1928 voyage to colonial Bombay, an overwhelmed chaperone shepherds three young women—a naive bride-to-be, a determined virgin, and a disturbed schoolboy—each carrying secrets and hopes into an India far more complex than their English dreams.