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by Robert A. Heinlein
4.2(112,987)
In a future where Earth's lunar penal colony revolts for independence, a one-armed computer technician, a female activist, a wise professor, and a self-aware supercomputer lead a revolution against an oppressive government, battling for freedom and the meaning of humanity.
by Jane Green
3.6(112,967)
An overweight, overlooked journalist creates a glamorous online persona to attract an American man, then struggles to make her real life match her digital fantasy.
by Janet Evanovich
4.2(112,857)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum navigates murder, mobsters, and triple kidnappings, all while juggling a marriage proposal and a dangerous offer, as she searches for a bail jumper and two missing friends.
by Sophie Kinsella
3.8(112,831)
Manhattan's glittering boutiques and Luke's demanding career collide with Becky's insatiable shopping habits and a looming financial disaster, threatening her American dream and their relationship.
by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.9(112,782)
A mysterious annual pearl, a vanished father, and a wooden-legged ruffian lead Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson through London's foggy underbelly to a hidden Indian treasure and a blossoming romance.
by Scott Lynch
4.2(112,764)
After barely surviving a gang war, master thief Locke Lamora and his partner Jean dive into the ultimate con: swindling their way to the top of the most exclusive, death-defying gambling house in the world, only to find their past catching up to them in the most dangerous way imaginable.
by James Patterson
4.2(112,484)
Max, a genetically engineered bird-kid, must navigate the terrifying normalcy of an FBI-run 'school' while uncovering her destiny to save the world and facing her greatest enemy: a clone of herself.
by Beth Revis
3.8(112,463)
Waking fifty years too early on a generational spaceship, a frozen girl must uncover a murderer among the isolated, future-shocked inhabitants before her parents become the next victims, all while navigating a forbidden romance with the ship's enigmatic young leader.
by Nicholas Sparks
4.2(112,204)
Ninety-one-year-old Ira, after a car crash, relives his decades-long love with his deceased wife, Ruth. Miles away, college senior Sophia falls for a cowboy with a dangerous secret. Their two romances entwine in a story of lasting love and fateful choices.
by Elizabeth Strout
3.5(112,203)
Confined to a hospital bed, Lucy Barton’s unexpected reunion with her estranged mother reveals a lifetime of buried longings, echoes of an impoverished past, and the complex love and hurt that defines their unbreakable bond.
by Lois Lowry
3.9(112,098)
As a sinister closed-mindedness seeps into his once-welcoming village, a young messenger must journey through a treacherous forest, relying on a newfound inner power to deliver one last, vital message.
by John Steinbeck
4.0(111,988)
In the vibrant, post-Depression tide pools of Monterey, a motley crew of outcasts and philosophers navigates life's hilarious and heartbreaking currents, finding solace and survival in their shared humanity amidst the clatter of cannery machinery.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
4.0(111,903)
Confined to his home as an illegal third child, Luke discovers a defiant kindred spirit who challenges him to join a dangerous rebellion against a totalitarian regime that forbids his very existence.
by Jodi Picoult
4.0(111,876)
A mother sues her obstetrician, believing she was denied the choice to terminate her pregnancy, forcing her to confront the worth of her daughter's life, born with a severe brittle bone disease.
by Bill Watterson
4.6(111,826)
A mischievous boy and his philosophical tiger go on fantasy adventures, exploring childhood imagination and the absurdities of adult life through a cardboard box time machine and a world of snowballs.
by John Grisham
3.9(111,809)
A lawyer fakes his death, steals a fortune, and builds a new life in Brazil, but his past catches up to him, leading to a confrontation with his former firm.
by Ira Levin
4.0(111,720)
A young wife's dream of starting a family curdles into a waking nightmare as she realizes her new neighbors, and perhaps even her own husband, have insidious plans for her unborn child.
by Tennessee Williams
3.7(111,716)
In a St. Louis apartment, a faded Southern belle, her restless son, and his painfully shy sister with her collection of glass animals, grapple with shattered dreams and the suffocating grip of memory.
by Jeffrey Eugenides
3.5(111,711)
In the early 80s, an English major steeped in 19th-century romance finds her own "marriage plot" unfolding amidst Derrida, Talking Heads, and two intensely different suitors grappling with mental illness and spiritual quests after college.
by Tommy Orange
4.0(111,663)
In a story where many lives meet at the Big Oakland Powwow, "There There" shows the struggles, strength, and beauty of urban Native American identity, ending with an unforgettable climax.
by Janet Evanovich
4.2(111,648)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum tracks a missing child, an elusive car thief, and a violent drunk, all while dealing with a killer rabbit and a mob boss, forcing her to rely on her mentor Ranger and risk their complicated relationship.
by Brandon Mull
4.2(111,316)
As summer begins, Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven, where three specialists and Kendra's developing fairy gifts are their only hope against the Society of the Evening Star's attack to take a powerful artifact.
by John Green
3.8(111,286)
During a Christmas Eve snowstorm, three interconnected stories unfold, showing how unexpected detours can lead to romance and holiday cheer.
by Laurie Frankel
4.3(111,285)
A family's journey to embrace their youngest son's desire to be a girl forces them to confront societal expectations, the power of secrets, and the ever-evolving definition of unconditional love.