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by Henry Miller
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In Greece, a poor Henry Miller, at Lawrence Durrell's urging, meets George Katsimbalis, a man whose colossal spirit helps Miller find a profound sense of self.
by Carl Deuker
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A determined, non-athletic high school journalist uncovers the dark, surprising past of a mysterious and talented new football player who hides his true abilities, risking everything for a killer story.
by Sylvia Engdahl
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A young alien medic grapples with his conscience as his advanced civilization's mission to a medieval planet threatens to unleash a terrifying invasion, forcing a seemingly magical girl to become the unlikely savior of a world she was only meant to observe.
by Penelope Sky
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A powerful, wealthy man, cursed to love a woman who will never love him back, marries the only woman he's ever desired when she needs a husband, vowing to make her return his lifelong devotion.
by Chaim Potok
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In the Bronx Depression, a frail boy named David battles bullies and illness, then faces a greater fight as an adult when his new beliefs clash with his devout father and traditions.
by Carol Plum-Ucci
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On a secluded island, a mysterious, gender-ambiguous newcomer named Lani Garver challenges a tight-knit community's perceptions and forces one girl to confront the line between human and divine as tragedy unfolds.
by Amin Maalouf
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Mani, the 'Buddha of Light' and 'apostle of Jesus,' tries to unite the warring faiths of the 3rd century with a message of tolerance, but faces relentless persecution and a legacy twisted into the dualism he sought to transcend.
by Douglas Kennedy
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After a desperate act shatters his perfect suburban life, a disillusioned lawyer flees west to create a new identity, only to discover that his buried past is pursuing his carefully constructed future.
by Ana Castillo
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In the New Mexico village of Tome, Sofia and her four daughters live lives where the sacred and the everyday, the miraculous and the normal, are woven together.
by Eimear McBride
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In 1990s London, a young Irish drama student's search for belonging and fame leads to an intense, age-gap romance that changes her understanding of love.
by Daniel Nayeri
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Five children stolen by a devilish governess reappear years later at a New York high school, wielding supernatural 'gifts' that come with addictive side effects and lead them down a path of ambition, sin, and shocking revelations.
by J.A. White
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Imprisoned by a witch, a young boy must spin a new, terrifying tale each night to survive, desperately writing his own escape before his stories—and his life—run out.
by Alyson Noel
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Banished to a remote Greek island for the summer, a newly popular teen discovers that true connection and self-discovery can blossom far from the parties and superficial crushes she left behind.
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
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With her hairless cat and a warrior's spirit, May Bird, an unusual girl, must navigate a strange and scary land of ghosts to find her way home before she becomes a permanent resident of the Ever After.
by Mo Yan
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A kind landowner, executed during Mao's Land Reform Movement, is reborn as a donkey, ox, pig, dog, monkey, and finally a boy. He narrates fifty years of turbulent Chinese history through the eyes of the farm animals he becomes.
by The RZA
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From the gritty streets of Staten Island to hip-hop stardom, RZA shares how street wisdom, spiritual philosophy, and martial arts discipline shaped his life and the Wu-Tang Clan.
by Joan Holub
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Artemis, the seemingly fearless goddess of the hunt, confronts her anxieties and proves her bravery to herself and her friends when Orion, a charming exchange student, arrives at Mount Olympus Academy.
by Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein's "Three Lives" shows the inner lives of three ordinary working-class women, turning their simple existences into a look at human consciousness and an easy way into her new literary style.
by Heather Vogel Frederick
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As the Concord book club members jet-set to Paris for Fashion Week, campaign for mayor, and compete in national championships, their study of 'Jane Eyre' sparks real-life romance and wedding drama, even as their Wyoming pen pals visit.
by Suzanne Weyn
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A love story spans millennia, from ancient caves to 1960s America, as two souls, linked by a mysterious green jewel, repeatedly find each other through countless reincarnations.
by John Safran
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An Australian filmmaker, haunted by the murder of a white supremacist he once interviewed, travels to the Deep South, uncovering a complex web of race, sex, and secrets that challenges his understanding of truth and prejudice.
by Mary Downing Hahn
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A smitten 16-year-old innkeeper's daughter falls for a charming, mysterious guest, only to discover his captivating allure hides a chilling secret and a perilous, ancient curse.
by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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In early 20th-century Aberdeenshire, a young woman's love for her ancestral land conflicts with the demands of farming and the devastation of World War I, shaping her resilience through loss.
by Pat Schmatz
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A lonely boy, new to the city and living with his alcoholic grandpa, slowly finds his voice and connection through a persistent teacher and a mysterious girl, all while dealing with his rural past.