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by Tim Bowler
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Haunted by a mysterious, disembodied voice that knows her deepest secrets, Dusty is pulled into a dangerous quest to save a spectral boy and uncover the truth behind her brother's disappearance, all while evading shadowy mobs who want the boy dead.
by Jack London
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Jack London examines the squalor of London's East End, documenting the dehumanizing conditions of its impoverished residents with the neutral eye of an explorer and the concern of a humanitarian.
by Jane Yolen
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When Merlin's clever ruse to legitimize a fledgling King Arthur with a sword-in-the-stone test goes awry, the future of England hangs precariously as an unexpected hand claims the legendary blade.
by Gioconda Belli
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A sheltered modern woman, haunted by an ancient warrior's spirit, is pulled into a dangerous fight for freedom against a brutal dictator, discovering courage and love.
by Alistair MacLean
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In the deadly Arctic, a remote research station finds a crashed airliner. The pilot was shot, and the killer is among the ten survivors.
by Makoto Shinkai
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Two souls navigate time and distance, bound by the echoes of a love that blooms and fades like cherry blossoms.
by Aldous Huxley
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Through Anthony Beavis's fragmented memories and changing views, 'Eyeless in Gaza' examines a generation's intellectual and spiritual problems as it deals with pacifism, promiscuity, and finding purpose before a war.
by John Howard Yoder
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Yoder argues that Jesus's life and the cross are a blueprint for Christian pacifism, challenging worldly power.
by J.R. Johansson
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A sleepless teen who enters others' dreams finds an addiction in a girl's peaceful slumber, but his obsessive desire and memory blackouts threaten to consume them both when she becomes a target.
by Carolyn Keene
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When a strange 'bird of ill omen' appears on her lawn, Nancy Drew must solve a series of jinxes threatening a rare bird farm to expose the true reasons behind a high-rise development.
by Shane Burcaw
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Shane Burcaw's memoir is an honest and funny look at living with spinal muscular atrophy, showing that even serious conditions can't stop a sharp mind and a 'you-only-live-once' attitude.
by Kami Garcia
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Lena's dangerous Claiming unleashes a storm of supernatural chaos on Gatlin. Ethan battles memory loss and a haunting presence, forcing them to confront sacrifices to save their world and themselves.
by Flora Thompson
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This is a detailed account of late 19th-century Oxfordshire, showing May Day celebrations, old games, and the daily routines of farmworkers and craftsmen. It paints a warm picture of Victorian rural life through a young girl's eyes.
by Michael Hoeye
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A timid watchmaker mouse finds his quiet life changed by a daring aviatrix, pulling him into a whimsical mystery involving cosmetic tycoons, sinister surgeons, and ruthless lab rats.
by Adina Rishe Gewirtz
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When a dangerous fugitive takes two imaginative siblings hostage, their carefully constructed world of family secrets and fantastical stories shatters, forcing them to confront the shocking truth about their past and their father's death.
by Mark Twain
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Mark Twain's deathbed autobiography chronicles an America of riverboats and gold rushes, revealing the man behind the legendary tales with candor and humor.
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Four friends get temporary tattoos for a school dance, only to discover they've been marked with supernatural powers and are the world's last hope against a rising darkness, if only one of them would stop turning gum wrappers into designer shoes.
by Janet Beeler Shaw
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In the Nez Perce homeland, Kaya defies her father's advice and challenges a boy to a horse race, leading to a humbling lesson in responsibility when her brothers disappear during her youthful pride.
by Natalie Zemon Davis
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A limping man's dramatic courtroom entrance shatters a meticulously crafted deception, unmasking a cunning imposter and reclaiming the identity, property, and wife of the true Martin Guerre.
by Anthony Horowitz
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Sent away to a sinister boarding school, a young boy uncovers a terrifying curriculum of dark magic, disappearing teachers, and blood-pact rituals.
by Henrik Ibsen
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An aging architect, haunted by past failures and the threat of younger talent, struggles with his sanity as a young woman from his past returns to challenge his crumbling legacy.
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Haunted by a creeping monomania, Egaeus descends into a chilling obsession with his dying cousin Berenice's teeth, blurring the line between love and a grotesque, necrophilic desire.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew deciphers ancient petroglyphs to unearth a priceless treasure hidden beneath a forgotten desert city, all while outsmarting a cunning thief who will stop at nothing to claim the gold for himself.
by Natalie D. Richards
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During a senior camping trip, students find cryptic words on their wrists and a killer on the loose; Sera must learn the truth behind the labels before she dies.