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  1. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

    Roddy Doyle

    ★ 3.8 (25k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In 1968 Dublin, ten-year-old Paddy Clarke navigates the rowdy world of boyhood games and classroom antics as his family slowly falls apart.

  2. In the Unlikely Event

    L.J. Shen

    ★ 3.8 (25k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Eight years after a passionate one-night stand in Ireland and a napkin contract, a woman's New York life is upended when her former lover, now a global music sensation, reappears, forcing her to confront their past and a promise she made when she was young.

  3. Pedagogy of the Oppressed

    Paulo Freire

    ★ 4.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsPolitics
  4. The Capture

    Kathryn Lasky

    ★ 3.9 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a young barn owl named Soren is forced from his home and snatched into a sinister academy for orphaned owlets, he and his new friend Gylfie must uncover the dark truth behind St. Aggie's before they become pawns in a war they never knew existed.

  5. Teardrop

    Lauren Kate

    ★ 3.6 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teen, grieving her mother's death and drawn to a mysterious boy, learns she's part of an ancient myth where her tears can flood continents, forcing her to face a destiny that might drown everything she cares about.

  6. The Red Scrolls of Magic

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.2 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Magnus Bane's romantic European getaway with Alec Lightwood is hilariously derailed when a demon-worshipping cult he jokingly founded centuries ago resurfaces, forcing them to battle magical chaos and uncover old secrets.

  7. To Have and to Hold

    Jane Green

    ★ 3.6 (25k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A caterer's dream of a rose-covered cottage transforms into a gilded cage when her husband demands she change everything about herself, then repeatedly betrays her. She must choose between a glamorous, unfaithful life and finding genuine happiness.

  8. The Woman Warrior

    Maxine Hong Kingston

    ★ 3.7 (25k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A Chinese American daughter finds her own voice among ancestral ghosts, warrior women, and immigrant struggles, echoing her mother's 'talk-stories' and the silent weight of tradition.

  9. Portrait of a Spy

    Daniel Silva

    ★ 4.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by past failures, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon must recruit the elusive daughter of an old enemy to infiltrate a global terror network, navigating the difficult intersection of art, espionage, and radical Islam.

  10. Imitation in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.4 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a futuristic New York City, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must outwit a serial killer who copies history's most notorious murderers, all while making her his ultimate target.

  11. Forest Born

    Shannon Hale

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by the whispering woods she once adored, Rin flees to the city only to find herself on a perilous quest with Queen Ani and her companions, discovering her own voice and the ancient magic of the forest are her greatest weapons against an unseen enemy.

  12. Where I Belong

    J. Daniels

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A summer reunion starts an enemies-to-lovers romance after Mia loses her virginity to Benjamin Kelly, her childhood tormentor, only to find he's her best friend's brother and determined to change.

  13. Things Not Seen

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.9 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A 15-year-old boy becomes invisible and finds a friend in a blind girl. He must find a way to become visible again before his family faces serious trouble.

  14. Danse Macabre

    Laurell K. Hamilton

    ★ 3.6 (25k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Amidst vampire politics and supernatural execution, Federal Marshal Anita Blake confronts an ancient, ordinary dread: the possibility of an unprecedented pregnancy and the impossible choice of motherhood.

  15. The Lonely Hearts Club

    Elizabeth Eulberg

    ★ 3.8 (25k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Swearing off boys and sparking a school-wide movement, Penny finds her anti-dating stance hilariously complicated when an undeniable crush threatens to serenade her lonely heart.

  16. Genuine Fraud

    E. Lockhart

    ★ 3.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A cunning chameleon reinventing herself through a trail of stolen identities and escalating lies, Jule will stop at nothing to escape her past, even if it means leaving a wake of disappearances and murder.

  17. The Firebird

    Susanna Kearsley

    ★ 4.1 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An art restorer, haunted by visions of the past, uncovers a centuries-old tale of love and sacrifice in Peter the Great's Russia, all while rekindling romance with a fellow psychic.

  18. Dance with a Vampire

    Ellen Schreiber

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Goth-girl Raven must protect her brother from the alluring new vampire in town, Valentine Maxwell, all while grappling with her own immortal desires and the chaos he brings to her undead romance with Alexander.

  19. Tick Tock

    Dean Koontz

    ★ 4.1 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Detective novelist Tommy Phan faces his most terrifying case when a rag doll unravels, unleashing a monstrous entity that systematically dismantles his reality.

  20. All Around the Town

    Mary Higgins Clark

    ★ 4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman accused of murder must recover her childhood abduction memories to prove her innocence and expose her former captor's ongoing obsession.

  21. The Moviegoer

    Walker Percy

    ★ 3.7 (25k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Amidst the boisterous spectacle of Mardi Gras, a disillusioned New Orleans stockbroker seeks authentic meaning beyond the silver screen and the inherited emptiness of his Southern life.

  22. Until I Find You

    John Irving

    ★ 3.6 (25k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by a tattoo-addicted organist father and a mother scarred by his absence, a young actor grapples with his own indelible marks left by a parade of older women.

  23. This Book Is Full of Spiders

    David Wong

    ★ 4.3 (25k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two friends, David and John, are incompetent and attract cosmic horrors. They must save humanity from a zombie apocalypse that isn't happening, battling shape-shifting entities worse than any undead.

  24. Three Comrades

    Erich Maria Remarque

    ★ 4.5 (25k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1928 Germany, three friends, scarred by war, find comfort in loyalty. Their bond is tested by a new love and the world's harsh realities.

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