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  1. The Wednesday Wars

    Gary D. Schmidt

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood faces Shakespeare, angry rats, and yellow tights while navigating Vietnam and cream puff-demanding bullies, finding courage during his dreaded Wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker.

  2. Persepolis Rising

    James S.A. Corey

    ★ 4.4 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Humanity's peace across a thousand worlds is about to shatter. The Rocinante crew faces a terrifying power from a lost colony, a power that could redefine human civilization.

  3. Black Notice

    Patricia Cornwell

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Dr. Kay Scarpetta's investigation into a decomposed stowaway's remains on a cargo ship spirals into an international conspiracy, forcing her to risk her career and life from Richmond to the morgues of Paris.

  4. My Name Is Asher Lev

    Chaim Potok

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young Hasidic artist faces a crisis: his sacred art, a divine calling, threatens to destroy his family and community with its beautiful blasphemy.

  5. On a Pale Horse

    Piers Anthony

    ★ 4.1 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After accidentally killing Death, Zane becomes Thanatos, riding his pale horse/limo Mortis to weigh souls and escort them to their eternal reward, all while battling Satan's plans to control the woman he loves.

  6. Pompeii

    Robert Harris

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An aqueduct engineer races to fix a mysterious water crisis in Pompeii, uncovers a conspiracy, and faces the imminent eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

  7. Kitchens of the Great Midwest

    J. Ryan Stradal

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    From puréed pork shoulder to secretive supper clubs, a Midwestern chef's culinary journey through love, loss, and lutefisk transforms her into a culinary legend, one dish at a time.

  8. History Is All You Left Me

    Adam Silvera

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    After his first love, Theo, dies suddenly, Griffin struggles with his obsessive compulsions and finds unexpected comfort with Theo's new boyfriend, all while facing secrets that threaten to upend his past and future.

  9. The Prisoner of Cell 25

    Richard Paul Evans

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A teenager with Tourette's syndrome finds he can manipulate electricity. He discovers a shadowy organization hunting others like him, which forces him to use his powers to save himself and his electric allies.

  10. Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" uncovers humanity's destructive use of pesticides, sparking a global awakening that created the modern environmental movement.

  11. A Single Shard

    Linda Sue Park

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An orphaned boy in 12th-century Korea dreams of making celadon pottery. He works hard and travels far to prove his skill, even when only a single pot fragment remains.

  12. Ghost Town

    Rachel Caine

    ★ 4.3 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A genius college student's attempt to protect her vampire-ridden Texas town backfires, causing its inhabitants, including her boyfriend and best friend, to forget their very identities, forcing her to reverse the magic before she too loses herself and Morganville to oblivion.

  13. Black Swan Green

    David Mitchell

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the English village of Black Swan Green, thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor experiences a year of Cold War worries, first loves, and his parents' crumbling marriage, all while secretly writing poetry about life and change.

  14. When It Happens

    Susane Colasanti

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As senior year begins, a smart girl's search for true love and a top college conflicts with a slacker musician's pursuit of her heart, even as a popular jock tries to win her over.

  15. Lady Clementine

    Marie Benedict

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on Goodreads

    Beneath the shadow of global conflict, Clementine Churchill emerges as the unwavering force who not only saved her husband from peril but also navigated the treacherous currents of war and societal expectations with fierce determination.

  16. The Runaway King

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his kingdom from war and an assassin, the new King Jaron leaves his throne and starts a dangerous journey where he must choose between sacrifice and desertion.

  17. The Big Four

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.6 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a mysterious, dust-covered man collapses in his doorway, repeating the number four, Hercule Poirot is thrust into a dangerous global conspiracy to unmask a quartet of masterminds threatening world peace.

  18. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

    Katarina Bivald

    ★ 3.6 (36k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A heartbroken Swedish bookworm inherits a quirky Iowa town's secrets and an unexpected shot at love, one unconventional bookstore recommendation at a time.

  19. The Dead and the Gone

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    ★ 3.8 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After an asteroid strike changes the moon and causes tsunamis in New York City, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must navigate a city in chaos, protect his younger sisters, and deal with his parents' disappearance while hoping to survive.

  20. The Way of the Superior Man

    David Deida

    ★ 4.0 (36k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    David Deida's 'The Way of the Superior Man' guides men to embrace their masculine purpose, navigate relationships with integrity, and live a life of spiritual and sexual fulfillment.

  21. Robopocalypse

    Daniel H. Wilson

    ★ 3.7 (36k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Our advanced technology silently turns against us, leading to a terrifying global war started by a childlike AI named Archos. Every smart device becomes a potential enemy.

  22. The Painted Veil

    W. Somerset Maugham

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the opulent yet constrained 1920s, a socialite's reckless affair unravels, forcing her from the ballrooms of Hong Kong to the front lines of a cholera epidemic, where she confronts her past and discovers the meaning of love and redemption amidst the dying.

  23. Holiday in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (35k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In futuristic New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates an elite dating service where lonely clients become a serial killer's ritualistic prey.

  24. The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

    Nadia Hashimi

    ★ 4.2 (35k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a society where women are veiled and silenced, two Afghan women a century apart live as boys to gain forbidden freedoms, only to face their true identities when womanhood arrives.

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