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by William Steig
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When a donkey named Sylvester finds a magic pebble, his wish to escape a fearsome lion transforms him into a rock, leaving his parents to grapple with an unmovable mystery.
by Sidney Sheldon
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A naive American woman gets caught in a deadly game of love, lust, and betrayal, orchestrated by a ruthless film star, a powerful Greek tycoon, and a charming adventurer.
by Douglas Preston
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An arcane charnel house in modern Manhattan resurrects the bloody legacy of an 1880s serial killer obsessed with immortality, forcing an FBI agent, a journalist, and an archaeologist to unearth his secrets before becoming his next victims.
by Sally Green
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In a world of warring witches, Nathan, the illegitimate son of the most feared dark witch, must escape his captors and confront his lineage to receive his powers before his seventeenth birthday, all while navigating a dangerous world where trust is a luxury he cannot afford.
by David Baldacci
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In D.C.'s shadowy corridors, the eccentric Camel Club, led by Oliver Stone, uncovers a high-stakes conspiracy of espionage and murder, connecting a Speaker's assassination with a rare book curator's death and a master con artist's arrival, all as America's secrets are sold.
by Karin Slaughter
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When an ex-cop's murder at a construction site leads GBI investigator Will Trent to a missing woman and a powerful athlete from his past, he must confront how his own troubled history connects to a case that threatens to unravel his life and everyone in it.
by Laurell K. Hamilton
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During a federal case involving necromancy, Anita Blake faces the intense intimacy of a solo mission with her wereleopard lover, Micah, forcing her to confront her deepest fears about love without her usual supernatural distractions.
by Julie Otsuka
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A chorus of Japanese picture brides narrates their collective journey from hopeful arrivals in California to the silent struggles of assimilation, labor, motherhood, and the eventual, devastating erasure of their dreams by a foreign land and war.
by Cinda Williams Chima
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A street wizard, betrayed when his friend turns out to be the princess he's sworn to protect, must navigate court politics and assassination attempts to crown her queen, as their forbidden love grows in a kingdom on the verge of war.
by Cassandra Clare
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After seeing a supernatural murder in a New York City club, Clary Fray learns her ordinary life is a lie, pulling her into a hidden world of demon-hunting Shadowhunters, old secrets, and a search to save her missing mother before she dies.
by Rainbow Rowell
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On their final Halloween working at the world's best pumpkin patch, two seasonal best friends embark on a last-ditch adventure to make their goodbyes unforgettable and perhaps spark a long-overdue romance.
by David Baldacci
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A mother's dream of a $100 million lottery win becomes a nightmare when the jackpot's price is permanent exile and a deadly game of cat and mouse with the benefactor if she ever returns home.
by Neal Shusterman
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In a world where immortality is the norm and death is a sacred duty, two scythes fight to reclaim their identities and prevent an unraveling society from succumbing to the ultimate silence.
by T.S. Eliot
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T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' is a fragmented poem, presented here with critical notes that explain its many allusions and its path from controversial debut to lasting twentieth-century interpretations.
by Mariana Zapata
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A former soccer prodigy meets her childhood idol, now a reclusive coach, and must reconcile the man she worshipped with the complicated person he is.
by John Grisham
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A brilliant young lawyer's dream job at a prestigious Memphis firm quickly unravels into a terrifying nightmare of mob connections, suspicious deaths, and a fight for survival against forces far more sinister than he ever imagined.
by George Orwell
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Orwell's memoir details his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, exposing the brutal realities and political betrayals that shaped his lifelong commitment to democratic socialism.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh's 'Gift from the Sea' uses the simple wisdom of seashells to reflect on finding balance, solitude, and the changing nature of love in a woman's modern life.
by John Wyndham
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In a post-apocalyptic world where genetic purity is paramount, a young man with a secret telepathic ability must fight for survival against a society that deems any deviation an abomination to be purged.
by Muriel Spark
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An unconventional 1930s Edinburgh schoolmistress captivates a select group of girls, molding them into her 'Brodie set' with her romantic ideals, only for her influence to spiral into a manipulative and ultimately destructive force.
by Dan Simmons
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In the unforgiving Arctic, the ill-fated Franklin expedition faces a chilling descent into madness as a monstrous, unseen predator stalks their ice-bound ships, threatening to devour them long before starvation or the relentless cold can.
by Jasmine Warga
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Aysel, a physics-obsessed teen, finds a suicide pact partner in Roman, only to discover that their shared journey toward death might actually be a desperate plea for life and connection.
by Neil Gaiman
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After the dream king's death, the world of dreams feels his absence, and a bard learns the true price of his deepest wishes.
by Dr. Seuss
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An elephant's promise to a careless bird leads him through mockery, kidnapping, and circus life, ending in a reward that redefines fatherhood.