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by William Faulkner
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by Mary Pope Osborne
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Jack and Annie are whisked to Elizabethan England where they must help a struggling William Shakespeare save his play from theatrical disaster.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew's quest to find a mysterious flight of 99 steps, sparked by a friend's unsettling dream, plunges her into a dangerous French adventure where a sinister warning and a financier's secret intertwine with her own perplexing puzzle.
by Raymond Queneau
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A foul-mouthed country girl's quest to ride the Parisian Metro during a strike devolves into a chaotic, wordplay-filled romp through the city's absurd underbelly.
by Alex Bell
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A summer retreat to an isolated Scottish island schoolhouse turns chilling when Sophie encounters her mysteriously deceased cousin and her unsettling collection of antique dolls, all eager to play a deadly game.
by Andrew Klavan
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A high schooler with amnesia awakens bound and bloodied, facing imminent execution while desperately piecing together his identity and the terrifying events that led him to a stranger's nightmare.
by Allison Britz
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After a terrifying nightmare convinces her she has brain cancer, a high-achieving teen descends into a debilitating world of elaborate rituals and escalating fears, forcing her to confront the true nature of her invisible enemy: OCD.
by Marie Lu
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In a future dystopia, a military prodigy hunts the nation's most wanted criminal, uncovering government secrets that link their lives and endanger their world.
by Salla Simukka
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During a Finnish winter, a teen who follows rules finds blood-soaked euros and a drug lord, pulling her into a fight for survival against criminals.
by Allison van Diepen
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A fangirl's wildest dream becomes a dangerous reality when her fictional vampire hunter, Alexander Banks, leaps from the pages of his novel into her world, forcing her to confront real fangs, an escaped villain, and a love that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
by Eden Robinson
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Jared, a compassionate teen navigating a chaotic life with an alcoholic mother, absent father, and talking ravens, discovers his non-human heritage amidst small-town life and a trickster lineage.
by Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin's five-year journey on the HMS Beagle, with its detailed observations of geology, plants, and animals, formed the basis for his groundbreaking theories on evolution, changing how we understand life on Earth.
by Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz reworks the Arabian Nights, blending genies, flying carpets, and familiar fables with the insights of a Nobel laureate.
by Colleen Gleason
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In steampunk Victorian London, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes, heirs to legendary family legacies, must overcome their rivalry and a trio of mysterious suitors to unravel the disappearance of society girls, all linked by a strange clockwork scarab before they become the next victims.
by Lesley Pearse
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After witnessing a murder, a young woman is forced into a life of luxury and danger as a courtesan, sparking a fight for freedom and love that takes her from London's back alleys to the vibrant world of New Orleans and beyond.
by Natalie C. Parker
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Haunted by a warlord's massacre, a female pirate captain must decide if a defecting enemy soldier is the key to vengeance or the destruction of her crew.
by Ruskin Bond
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In a Garhwal village, a young girl's blue umbrella, acquired through a trade, becomes a symbol of joy, envy, and an unexpected act of kindness among the dry brown hills.
by Mary Lawson
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In a remote 1930s farming town, the jealousy between two brothers over a woman starts a generational tragedy, showing the power of obsession and the reach of war.
by Kevin Brooks
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A suburban teen's innocent interest in a prostitute turns into a dangerous obsession as he fights her pimp and her heroin addiction, risking everything to save her.
by Jacqueline Wilson
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In Victorian London, an orphan named Hetty escapes the Foundling Hospital to find her mother, all while dreaming of the circus.
by Sarah Maine
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A woman escaping a failing marriage inherits a crumbling Scottish estate holding a century-old secret, forcing her to confront the past that still haunts the present.
by Kim Culbertson
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A small-town girl hired to fake a romance with a tarnished child star discovers that Hollywood's make-believe might just lead her to real love and an unexpected future.
by Alessandro Manzoni
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In 17th-century Lombardy, two humble silk weavers' love starts a desperate fight against a harsh lord, famine, and plague, linking their lives with the birth of modern Italy.
by Ker Dukey
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A ruthless contract killer, who believes himself incapable of empathy, finds his world shattered when he spares the life of a woman who becomes the catalyst for his agonizing awakening to love and the devastating consequences of his violent past.