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  1. Double Down

    Jeff Kinney

    ★ 4.3 (26k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Greg Heffley, pushed by his mom to be creative and avoid video games, plans to make a monster movie with gummy worms to gain fame and escape his troubles, especially with Halloween looming.

  2. Swear on This Life

    Renee Carlino

    ★ 4.1 (26k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A struggling writer discovers her painful childhood has been turned into a bestselling novel by the long-lost first love who fictionalized their past, forcing her to confront the blurred lines between memory and narrative.

  3. Fury

    Laurann Dohner

    ★ 4.2 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A genetic experiment, scarred by human cruelty, escapes his prison and finds himself drawn to the woman who holds the key to his past and a future he never imagined.

  4. Jasper Jones

    Craig Silvey

    ★ 4.1 (26k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the oppressive 1965 Australian summer, a bookish teenager helps a troubled outcast unravel a horrific secret, forcing him to confront the town's racial prejudices, his family's unraveling, and the crushing weight of a truth too dangerous to reveal.

  5. Survivor In Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.4 (26k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a cop with a complicated past, must protect a traumatized young witness while hunting down ruthless killers who bypassed advanced security in a meticulously planned home invasion.

  6. Being and Nothingness

    Jean-Paul Sartre

    ★ 4.0 (26k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Sartre's major work challenges traditional ideas of self and world, making readers face the difficult reality of absolute freedom and the heavy weight of their choices in a world without built-in meaning.

  7. The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

    Marilyn Manson

    ★ 3.9 (26k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    From the suffocating grip of Christian schoolboy conformity to the defiant roar of America's most feared rock icon, Marilyn Manson's memoir rips through a landscape of shock, fame, and self-reinvention.

  8. Sky in the Deep

    Young, Adrienne Young

    ★ 4.0 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Viking warrior, Eelyn, finds her brother fighting for the enemy, forcing her to unite with her foes and a rival to face a legendary threat, redefining loyalty and family.

  9. The Weight of Water

    Anita Shreve

    ★ 3.6 (26k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A photographer researching a brutal 1873 ax murder uncovers an eyewitness account that blurs the lines between historical tragedy and her own marriage's unraveling suspicions.

  10. I Want My Hat Back

    Jon Klassen

    ★ 4.4 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A bear politely questions forest animals about his missing hat, then remembers a rabbit was wearing it, leading to a dark and final resolution.

  11. The Oath

    Frank E. Peretti

    ★ 4.1 (26k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the isolated town of Hyde River, an ancient evil, born from a forgotten oath and generations of hidden sin, stalks residents and corrupts souls, turning hearts black with a spiritual decay more terrifying than any physical predator.

  12. The Fountains of Silence

    Ruta Sepetys

    ★ 4.3 (26k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1957 Madrid, an American teenager's camera captures a forbidden romance and the secrets of a nation silenced by Franco's dictatorship, forcing him to choose between love and exposing the truth.

  13. Dragon Slippers

    Jessica Day George

    ★ 4.2 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Traded to a dragon by her aunt, a resourceful maiden named Creel bargains for her life and stumbles upon a pair of seemingly ordinary blue slippers that hold the power to either save or destroy her war-torn kingdom.

  14. The Mark

    Tim LaHaye

    ★ 4.0 (26k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Amidst global chaos, a desperate group of believers, hunted by the Antichrist, races against time to understand ancient prophecies and start a spiritual rebellion before humanity's last hope is gone.

  15. Touching Spirit Bear

    Ben Mikaelsen

    ★ 3.9 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Banished to a remote Alaskan island for assault, a defiant juvenile delinquent is mauled by a mythical white bear, forcing him to confront his rage and embrace healing rooted in Native American tradition.

  16. Eugenie Grandet

    Honore De Balzac

    ★ 3.8 (26k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In a French town, a sheltered heiress's love for her cousin clashes with her miserly father's obsession with gold, leading to tragedy.

  17. The Happy Prince

    Oscar Wilde

    ★ 4.2 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A once-blind prince, now a statue, finds redemption and true beauty by sacrificing his riches through a loyal swallow to ease his city's suffering.

  18. Battle Cry of Freedom

    James M. McPherson

    ★ 4.4 (26k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom" examines the political, social, and military events of the American Civil War, showing how different ideas of liberty caused the nation's deadliest conflict and ultimately created a 'new birth of freedom'.

  19. Innocent in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.4 (26k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunts a killer targeting men connected to a New York City prep school, while an ex-lover of her husband Roarke tries to break up their marriage.

  20. When She Woke

    Hillary Jordan

    ★ 3.7 (26k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future America where criminals are 'chromed' with the color of their sins, a young woman genetically marked as a 'Red' for murder must question her faith to survive.

  21. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

    Seth Godin

    ★ 3.8 (26k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Success is not about never giving up, but knowing when to quit the wrong things so you can focus on conquering the right challenges and achieve excellence.

  22. Our Mutual Friend

    Charles Dickens

    ★ 4.1 (26k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In London, where trash heaps are more valuable than people, a mysterious inheritance looms. An orphaned girl and a disguised suitor navigate social ambition, deceit, and the surprising strength of love.

  23. The Grand Sophy

    Georgette Heyer

    ★ 4.2 (26k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Sophy, a lively woman from the Continent, arrives at her London relatives' home, disrupting their proper but troubled lives with her charm and bold plans to solve everyone's problems, including her own romantic future.

  24. Devil Bones

    Kathy Reichs

    ★ 3.9 (26k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a hidden cellar shrine holding a teenage girl's skull and a headless boy's body found nearby ignite a witch hunt, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan must untangle a deadly mix of voodoo, Santería, and devil worship before the vigilantes' thirst for revenge claims more innocent lives.

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