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  1. Out to Canaan

    Jan Karon

    ★ 4.3 (17k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Father Tim and Cynthia navigate retirement and search for Dooley's siblings. Mitford faces development, the Sweet Stuff Bakery might close, and a real estate agent eyes the house on the hill. Residents confront mistakes, embrace forgiveness, and prepare for surprises.

  2. Autobiography of Red

    Anne Carson

    ★ 4.3 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A winged red monster named Geryon navigates love, loss, and artistic awakening through his camera and the presence of Herakles, in a lyrical retelling of myth.

  3. Each Peach Pear Plum

    Janet Ahlberg

    ★ 4.2 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world of hidden fun, young readers play 'I spy' with their favorite fairy tale characters, each page a new search to find who's peeking next.

  4. Day by Day Armageddon

    J.L. Bourne

    ★ 4.0 (17k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A lone survivor writes in his journal about his daily life in a world overrun by the undead, where every choice is a desperate gamble against the plague.

  5. We the Animals

    Justin Torres

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Three brothers in a Brooklyn-Puerto Rican household grow up amid their parents' raw love and brutal chaos, forming fierce bonds and enduring betrayals on their way to a singular identity.

  6. The Greatest Generation

    Tom Brokaw

    ★ 4.0 (17k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Tom Brokaw tells the story of the American generation shaped by the Great Depression and World War II, who saved the world and then built modern America, holding onto strong values of duty, honor, and responsibility.

  7. Small Steps

    Louis Sachar

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Two years after Camp Green Lake, Armpit's quiet effort to build a new life with his disabled neighbor Ginny faces disruption from a get-rich-quick scheme and a famous pop star, forcing him to confront his past and decide his future.

  8. The Secret of Shadow Ranch

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew solves the mystery of a phantom horse and sabotaged ranch, looking into the story of an outlaw's curse and hidden treasure after escaping a rockslide in a ghost town.

  9. The Thief

    Megan Whalen Turner

    ★ 4.3 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A clever thief, saved from the gallows by a scholar seeking an ancient relic, begins a dangerous quest where his true goals are as mysterious as the old gods whose stories guide them.

  10. The Great Railway Bazaar

    Paul Theroux

    ★ 3.9 (17k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Paul Theroux travels across continents on legendary 1970s trains, from the Orient Express to the Trans-Siberian, encountering diverse cultures and characters with his wit and sharp observations.

  11. sTORI Telling

    Tori Spelling

    ★ 3.6 (17k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Tori Spelling reveals her privileged yet difficult childhood, career highs and lows, and the public scrutiny that shaped her, finally telling her story on her own terms.

  12. Locke

    Harper Sloan

    ★ 4.4 (17k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by a shattering past, a broken man fights the love of an angel determined to mend his soul, even if it risks her own light.

  13. If Only It Were True

    Marc Levy

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A San Francisco architect falls for a mysterious woman only he can see, whose comatose body lies elsewhere, forcing him to race against time to save her before doctors pull the plug on their impossible love.

  14. A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Charles M. Schulz

    ★ 4.5 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Charlie Brown struggles with the commercialism of Christmas until Linus reminds him of the holiday's true meaning.

  15. Cracked Up to Be

    Courtney Summers

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A seemingly perfect high school student's self-destruction forces her to confront a hidden trauma that threatens to consume her and everyone she cares about.

  16. The House by the Medlar Tree

    Giovanni Verga

    ★ 3.5 (17k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In a sun-drenched Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family's ancient rhythms of life and livelihood are tragically shattered by an unforgiving sea and the relentless tides of change they can neither comprehend nor control.

  17. Stay Out of the Basement

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In R.L. Stine's 'Stay Out of the Basement,' two siblings find their botanist father's plant experiments are turning him into a monstrous, leafy hybrid, forcing them to face the truth beneath their home.

  18. Priest

    Sierra Simone

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A devout priest's world shatters when an undeniable, forbidden passion forces him to choose between his sacred vows and the woman who tempts him to break every single one.

  19. The Adventures of Augie March

    Saul Bellow

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In Depression-era Chicago, Augie March, a man with an unyielding spirit, navigates a journey through many characters and jobs, all while pursuing his own destiny.

  20. One Breath Away

    Heather Gudenkauf

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller
  21. Story of the Eye

    Georges Bataille

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A young man and his lovers explore sadism and defilement, culminating in a shocking act that shatters reality.

  22. Paths of Glory

    Jeffrey Archer

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    George Mallory, driven to conquer Everest, faces the mountain's dangers and the historical question of whether his attempt will make him a legend or erase his efforts from history.

  23. The Cheerleaders

    Kara Thomas

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Five years after a car accident, murders, and her sister's suicide broke up Sunnybrook High's cheer squad, Monica finds secrets suggesting the past is not over and she is part of a deadly conspiracy.

  24. Evil Star

    Anthony Horowitz

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Two teens from different worlds, chosen by prophecy, must unite to stop an ancient evil from opening a gate between dimensions, a threat that spans continents from Peru's deserts to a looming cosmic shadow.

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