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by Padraic Colum
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Journey with mighty Achilles through the Trojan War and brave the perilous odyssey home with Odysseus, encountering gods, monsters, and enchantresses in this vivid retelling of Homer's epics for young adventurers.
by Jurek Becker
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In a WWII ghetto, a man overhears a whisper of Russian advancement. He becomes a reluctant hero, inventing hopeful lies to keep the condemned alive.
by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
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Beyond corruption, discover how the Catholic Church, often overlooked, actually laid the foundational stones for Western civilization's greatest achievements, from modern science and free-market economics to universities and human rights.
by Dan Poblocki
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His brother's decaying face haunts his waking hours, and his best friend succumbs to monstrous visions. Timothy must uncover the new girl Abigail's dark secret before his nightmares become real.
by Mark Peter Hughes
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Five misfit freshmen, united by a fateful detention and a beat-up ukulele, transform a dentist's jingle into a revolutionary sound that changes their high school and the world of rock and roll forever.
by Irene Hunt
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In 1932, during the 'Clutch Plague,' fifteen-year-old Josh searches for survival in a fractured America, showing resilience amidst despair.
by Doris Lessing
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Kate Brown's perfectly ordered life as a wife and mother unravels, sending her on a journey through affairs and friendships, where she confronts a darker self she never knew.
by R.L. Stine
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Teenagers who covered up a fatal car accident are terrorized by an anonymous blackmailer who knows their secret, leaving them trapped and afraid.
by Eve Ensler
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Eve Ensler explores her own body obsessions and societal pressures while celebrating women's diverse beauty and resilience worldwide.
by Heather Davis
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In a misty clearing where time bends, a heartbroken modern girl falls for a boy from 1944, their impossible romance threatening to unravel his family's carefully preserved past.
by Jessica Concha
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A devout fifteen-year-old's world changes after an unexpected first date with her best friend's troubled older brother. They must face hidden truths and societal expectations to see if their connection can last.
by Alexandra Monir
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A grieving teenager discovers a diary that transports her to 1910, where she falls for a man from her dreams and must race through time to save their intertwined destinies.
by Shirley Damsgaard
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In a town full of secrets, librarian-witch Ophelia Jensen, her magical grandmother, and a teenage medium must solve a biker's murder, expose crooked cops, and follow ghostly clues to clear her best friend's cousin, whose fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
by Lytton Strachey
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With a sharp wit and a fresh perspective, Lytton Strachey examines the cherished stories of Florence Nightingale, General Gordon, Cardinal Manning, and Dr. Arnold, exposing the human flaws beneath their Victorian reputations and changing how biographies are written.
by P.C. Cast
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Zoey must choose between reclaiming her High Priestess destiny in Tulsa or embracing a new life as queen on the Isle of Skye, all while navigating treacherous vampyre politics and fractured relationships.
by Leonard Wibberley
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When the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick tries to solve its money problems by losing a war against the United States for foreign aid, they win by accident, causing a global nuclear disarmament crisis.
by George Bernard Shaw
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In a house like a ship without a rudder, George Bernard Shaw examines a cast of British society, revealing their true, often bankrupt, selves as global chaos nears.
by Thomas H. Cook
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When his son becomes the main suspect in a child's disappearance, a father's desperate search for the truth unearths family secrets and shattered trust in their perfect-seeming town.
by Yukito Ayatsuji
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In a town where the dead walk among the living in a cursed classroom, a transfer student must uncover the spectral imposter before he becomes the next victim in a gruesome cycle of supernatural deaths.
by Kalidasa
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A king's passionate pursuit of a hermit girl is tested by a curse, leading to a separation and reunion that embodies the height of Sanskrit drama and aims for aesthetic joy.
by V. S. Naipaul
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A Caribbean Indian writer moves to post-imperial England, exploring identity and belonging as he observes the gradual changes around him and finds his voice.
by David Estes
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In a world ravaged by sandstorms and wildfires, a young woman facing forced motherhood uncovers lies about a mysterious all-female tribe, forcing her to choose between duty and a dangerous path to freedom.
by Diane Schwemm
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Four sisters turn sixteen, each navigating grief, rebellion, self-discovery, and first love after their father's death.
by Austin Aslan
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After a global blackout leaves Hawaii without power, an epileptic teenager with a mixed heritage uses her unique connection to the islands and her perceived 'weakness' to journey home and help save her changing world.