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by Christopher Morley
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In a cozy Brooklyn bookshop, a young woman stumbles into a charming yet perilous world of espionage and literary intrigue when she uncovers a plot to assassinate a prominent politician, all while navigating her own romantic entanglements.
by E. Nesbit
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When five children rediscover their sand-fairy in a London pet shop, they embark on an anachronistic quest for a magical amulet's missing half, catapulting them from ancient Egypt to the heart of Babylon, where historical figures and forgotten civilizations collide with Edwardian propriety in a whirlwind of magical mishaps.
by Yasunari Kawabata
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In Kyoto, an adopted daughter of a kimono designer uncovers her past, mirroring the city's balance of tradition and change.
by D.M. Thomas
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In a hallucinatory blend of erotic fantasy and historical horror, a woman's vivid dreams recounted to Sigmund Freud unravel into the unspeakable realities of the Holocaust, attempting to reconcile individual psyche with collective fate.
by Nicholas Sparks
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A firefighter who saves lives but avoids love must confront his fears when a single mother's son goes missing after a storm, forcing him to commit.
by Pete Greig
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Pete Greig makes prayer simple, offering a direct guide for anyone—from skeptics to believers—to have a real conversation with God.
by Ernest Callenbach
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A skeptical American journalist visits a seceded Pacific Northwest nation. He finds an ecologically focused society where tree worship, a twenty-hour workweek, and ritual war games challenge his ideas. He must choose between two vastly different futures.
by Ron Kovic
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Ron Kovic's life changed after a battlefield injury, taking him from a patriotic soldier eager to fight in Vietnam to a wheelchair and the national stage as a strong voice against the war he once supported.
by Ellie Terry
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In a new town with new challenges, an astronomy-loving girl with Tourette's navigates friendship and self-acceptance, hoping her true self will shine without fear.
by Mishell Baker
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A disabled, suicidal filmmaker gets a second chance policing mythical creatures in Hollywood, where she must find a missing fairy noble amidst a conspiracy that threatens to ignite an interdimensional war.
by P.C. Cast
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As Zoey's powers as a High Priestess grow, she faces the terrifying possibility that her magic also endangers the human friends she swore to protect.
by R.K. Lilley
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A woman's peaceful life shatters when she falls for a dangerously dominant man whose alluring facade hides a web of calculated lies and a past she never saw coming.
by Jean Merrill
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New York City's pushcart peddlers win a 'war' against powerful delivery trucks using pea shooters, tacks, and wit.
by Uwe Timm
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In the chaos of WWII's end, a woman's chance meeting with a deserter leads to an unlikely love and the creation of Germany's beloved curried sausage, linking wartime need with post-war invention.
by J.R. Ward
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A determined female warrior enters a lost, subterranean prison to rescue her sister, uncovering a devastating truth and igniting a passion with a mysterious, long-imprisoned male whose destiny connects with her own.
by Kylie Chan
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A nanny's life changes when her employer is a powerful Chinese god, pulling her into a dangerous world where ancient demons threaten his life and their growing romance.
by Nancy Springer
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Enola Holmes, Sherlock's independent sister, reluctantly teams up with him to rescue her friend Lady Cecily from a forced marriage and a sinister orphanage, using clues from a pink fan.
by Sudeep Nagarkar
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Conservative Akash connects with free-spirited Aleesha over BlackBerry Messenger, developing a digital romance tested by tragedy, which forces his best friend, Aditya, to navigate the blurred lines of love, friendship, and heartbreak.
by Anonymous
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Njal's Saga shows the tragic story of ancient Iceland, a land of blood feuds where every insult demanded revenge and even the wisest advice could not stop fate.
by Wangari Maathai
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Wangari Maathai's 'Unbowed' tells of her journey from a Kenyan village girl to a Nobel laureate, planting trees and democracy against tyranny.
by Sarah A. Denzil
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A psychiatric nurse, haunted by her past, risks everything to prove a sweet-natured patient's innocence in a child murder, uncovering family secrets that expose the real killer.
by Steven Pressfield
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Through the eyes of his conflicted bodyguard, witness the rise and fall of Alcibiades, Athens' golden son and greatest general, as his brilliance and arrogance ignite a war that reshapes ancient Greece and ultimately consumes him.
by Max Gladstone
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In a world of manufactured gods, a disillusioned craftsman fights a conspiracy when her creations begin to die, forcing her to confront her divinely-controlled society.
by Adam Gidwitz
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In the conclusion to the Grimm series, two children navigate a world of dark fairy tales, from 'The Juniper Tree' to the true Cinderella story, while outsmarting a witty narrator.