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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. I Heard That Song Before

    Mary Higgins Clark

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A newlywed wife, haunted by a recurring melody and her sleepwalking husband's mysterious past, races to uncover if the man she loves is a killer before she becomes his next victim.

  5. The Raw Shark Texts

    Steven Hall

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A man with no memory must piece together his identity through the fragmented legacy of a previous self, all while evading an unseen, predatory entity that feeds on thoughts and memories.

  6. Double Act

    Jacqueline Wilson

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After their mother's death, identical twins Ruby, an aspiring actress, and Garnet, a quiet reader, navigate growing up and growing apart, wondering if their close bond can survive their different dreams.

  7. Rumpelstiltskin

    Paul O. Zelinsky

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A miller's daughter must spin straw into gold or die, a task she accomplishes with the help of a mysterious imp who demands her firstborn child as payment.

  8. Something like Normal

    Trish Doller

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A soldier returns from war to a broken home and finds an unexpected ally in a long-time rival, helping him navigate PTSD and family turmoil.

  9. Yellow Brick War

    Danielle Paige

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a twisted Oz where good is wicked and Dorothy is the enemy, Amy Gumm must embrace her role as an assassin to stop the former hero from destroying both Oz and Kansas before she's trapped forever.

  10. The Left Hand of God

    Paul Hoffman

    ★ 3.6 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A brutalized boy, Thomas Cale, flees a desolate, cruel monastery into a corrupt, beautiful city, only to discover a terrifying secret about himself that his former captors desperately want to know.

  11. Sheep in a Jeep

    Nancy E. Shaw

    ★ 4.1 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A joyful, rhyming adventure follows a flock of well-meaning, accident-prone sheep as they navigate the countryside in their trusty red jeep.

  12. The Swarm

    Frank Schätzing

    ★ 4.1 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Marine life rebels against humanity, unleashing an ancient, intelligent force from the deep ocean that threatens human existence.

  13. Give Me Your Hand

    Megan Abbott

    ★ 3.3 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A reunion between two former friends ignites a dangerous game of scientific ambition and buried secrets, threatening to shatter their carefully constructed lives.

  14. The Lemonade War

    Jacqueline Davies

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A brother and sister's lemonade stand rivalry escalates into a full-blown business war, testing their bond and teaching them the true cost of competition.

  15. The Gods of Mars

    Edgar Rice Burroughs

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded in a dangerous Martian 'Eden' where no one survives, John Carter must navigate new alliances and old mysteries to rescue his vanished love, Dejah Thoris, and reclaim his destiny on the red planet.

  16. Savages

    Don Winslow

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a laid-back Laguna Beach marijuana operation refuses to sell out to the Baja Cartel, their shared girlfriend is kidnapped, starting a brutal war where loyalty, love, and lives are on the line.

  17. The Great Brain

    John D. Fitzgerald

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a small Utah town, a clever ten-year-old boy, known as the Great Brain, creates schemes to outsmart his friends, solve local problems, and always make money.

  18. Asking For It

    Louise O'Neill

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    After a night she can't remember, 18-year-old Emma wakes to find her small Irish town consumed by explicit photos and a horrifying truth, forcing her to confront a community that would rather protect its heroes than believe her pain.

  19. The Serpent King

    Jeff Zentner

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    In a rural Tennessee town, the son of a disgraced Pentecostal minister must navigate the expectations of his past and the uncertain path to his future, all while grappling with forbidden love and the meaning of faith alongside his two outcast friends.

  20. The Blood of Flowers

    Anita Amirrezvani

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 17th-century Isfahan, a young woman, stripped of her dowry and forced into servitude, defies a grim future by weaving her heartbreak and artistic skill into magnificent Persian carpets, ultimately risking everything for a life chosen on her own terms.

  21. The Bar Code Tattoo

    Suzanne Weyn

    ★ 3.5 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where a bar code tattoo dictates identity and access, a teenager's refusal to conform leads to a fight for her freedom and individuality.

  22. Best Friends for Never

    Lisi Harrison

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Surrounded by designer clothes and text messages, Massie's plan for the best middle school Halloween party turns into a chaotic fight for boy attention and social power, showing that even close friendships can break when a cute guy is involved.

  23. The Weight of Glory

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.4 (16k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    During wartime, C.S. Lewis writes about spiritual understanding, showing a kind view of Christianity that defines glory by the importance of our eternal purpose.

  24. The Way of Zen

    Alan W. Watts

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Alan Watts explains Zen Buddhism's playful wisdom, showing its history and how it applies to Westerners looking for new ways of thinking.

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