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by David Lubar
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As his mom's pregnancy nears, freshman Scott writes a funny, sincere survival guide for his unborn sibling, navigating high school crushes, strange clubs, and cafeteria battles, all while trying to win Julia's attention.
by Caroline B. Cooney
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Years after her own kidnapping, Janie faces a new betrayal when her boyfriend, Reeve, exploits her traumatic past for radio fame, forcing her to confront the painful truths he's broadcasting to the world.
by Nick Bantock
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Two artists, Griffin and Sabine, are drawn together by an unseen force but kept apart by a mysterious barrier. They exchange illustrated letters, racing against a looming threat to find the 'golden mean' that will unite them.
by Frederick Forsyth
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A New Jersey attorney, haunted by a past loss, hunts globally for the man responsible for an aid worker's disappearance, entering a high-stakes game with the CIA that threatens international stability.
by Anne Blankman
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In 1930s Munich, a young woman raised as Adolf Hitler's beloved 'pet' must choose between her indoctrinated loyalty to the Nazi party and the dangerous truth uncovered by a Jewish reporter about her father's death.
by Alex Light
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A cynical bookworm and a focused football captain fake a relationship to solve their individual problems, only to discover that their pretend romance might be the most genuine connection they've ever known.
by Carolyn Keene
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Disguised as an art gallery assistant, Nancy Drew investigates a swindling art dealer, stolen rare books, and a whispering statue that resembles her.
by Tina Seskis
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A woman's desperate escape to a new identity in London crumbles as the truth of her past, and the shocking act that triggered her flight, relentlessly pursues her.
by Ryū Murakami
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In a haze of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, a group of aimless youths in a Japanese port town near an American military base spiral through a brutal, image-intensive descent into their own self-destruction.
by Joan Bauer
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In the quirky town of Culpepper, a twelve-year-old baking prodigy and her singing mother find unexpected solace and the courage to confront their past, all while the girl secretly grapples with learning to read.
by Italo Calvino
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In a bleak industrial city, the perpetually bewildered Marcovaldo chases fleeting natural wonders and ill-fated schemes, only to find his dreams comically unraveling in unexpected ways.
by Philip Roth
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Mickey Sabbath, a sixty-four-year-old puppeteer, embarks on a lecherous and grief-stricken odyssey through his past after the death of his mistress, leaving a trail of farcical disasters and confronting the ghosts of his scandalous life.
by Richard Powers
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After an accident makes him believe his sister is an impostor, a man's search for answers unravels his mind and the lives of those around him, as migrating cranes reflect their world's delicate balance.
by Rob Lowe
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From the Playboy Mansion's hot tub to coaching a kids' basketball team, Rob Lowe offers a witty and poignant backstage pass to his life, revealing the unexpected truths of Hollywood, fatherhood, and lasting love.
by Kevin Brooks
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A kidnapped teenager awakens in a concrete bunker with five strangers, connected to the outside only by an elevator, as they deal with captivity and the chilling realization their captor watches them.
by Lemony Snicket
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Lemony Snicket uses a sad collection of cryptic letters and mementos to show the untold secrets, regrets, and tragic love story behind the Baudelaire saga.
by Philip Roth
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An aging intellectual, who sees himself as a master of sexual freedom, finds his world of detached pleasure broken by an obsessive love for a young student, making him face the intense reality of passion and death.
by Sheila Heti
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A woman in her late thirties considers whether to become a mother, looking to philosophy, mysticism, and her own body for an answer.
by Rosemary Sutcliff
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A disgraced Roman centurion, haunted by his father's vanished legion, embarks on a perilous quest beyond Hadrian's Wall to retrieve its lost eagle standard and restore his family's honor.
by Terry McMillan
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A forty-two-year-old investment analyst’s spontaneous Jamaican vacation ignites an unexpected romance with a man half her age, forcing her to confront her desires and redefine her life.
by Mary Chase
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An eccentric man's invisible, six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, Harvey, disrupts his sister's social life, leading to a mistaken commitment, a frantic search, and the realization that a bit of delusion might be the most sensible way to live.
by Melissa de la Cruz
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In a frozen, post-apocalyptic New Vegas, a blackjack dealer with a dangerous secret gambles on a mercenary crew and a cocky runner to find a mythical warm paradise, risking her heart and her life against sinister magic and treacherous lies.
by Stephen R. Lawhead
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Born from war-torn Britain, the illegitimate son Arthur, guided by Merlin and foretold by Taliesin, becomes the Pendragon, forging a legendary reign of peace, only to have his noble heart broken by the very treachery he sought to end.
by Richard Paul Evans
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In the Amazon, a heartbroken woman and a grieving doctor, both recovering from shattered lives, find healing and love on a humanitarian mission in Peru.