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  1. The Willoughbys

    Lois Lowry

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four old-fashioned children, neglected by their awful parents, go on a darkly comedic adventure to become orphans, while their equally awful parents plot to be rid of them.

  2. Long Shot

    Kennedy Ryan

    ★ 4.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    In the high-stakes world of the NBA, a woman scarred by a past baller's deceit finds herself drawn to a forbidden new star, August West, even as her fraudulent ex refuses to release his grip.

  3. Falling Man

    Don DeLillo

    ★ 3.2 (13k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After 9/11, a man emerges from the rubble, forever linked to his estranged wife and their son who watches the sky, all dealing with the personal effects of a national trauma.

  4. See You at the Top

    Zig Ziglar

    ★ 4.3 (13k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Achieve success by living with honesty, integrity, and faith, following Zig Ziglar's classic advice.

  5. The Nanny

    Melissa Nathan

    ★ 3.8 (13k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A small-town nanny's escape to the big city turns into a chaotic, heart-fluttering adventure as she navigates unruly children and an undeniable attraction to her boss's charming, temporary housemate.

  6. Pushing Brilliance

    Tim Tigner

    ★ 4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a former Olympic biathlete must team up with his dead brother's fiancée to stop a global conspiracy involving a revolutionary invention and assassins from Russia to Silicon Valley.

  7. Capital

    John Lanchester

    ★ 3.7 (13k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    As London's Pepys Road faces financial meltdown in 2008, an anonymous campaign of "We Want What You Have" postcards exposes class, greed, and fear among its diverse residents, from bankers to refugees, whose lives connect through a city on the brink.

  8. These Shallow Graves

    Jennifer Donnelly

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1890s New York, a socialite risks her life to expose the truth behind her father's death, entering a world of crime, corruption, and forbidden romance.

  9. Everybody Sees the Ants

    A.S. King

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by his grandfather's disappearance in Vietnam and tormented by bullies, Lucky Linderman escapes into vivid dreams of the Laotian jungle, blurring the lines between waking trauma and a fantastical quest for self-worth.

  10. The Beet Queen

    Louise Erdrich

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Orphaned siblings Mary and Karl arrive in 1930s North Dakota, beginning a forty-year story of family secrets, strange events, and the strong, often obsessive, ties that shape their unusual lives.

  11. Flaubert's Parrot

    Julian Barnes

    ★ 3.7 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A retired English doctor embarks on a whimsical, obsessive quest to uncover the true parrot that inspired Flaubert, unraveling his own life's mysteries amidst a labyrinth of literary detective work and personal reflection.

  12. One Morning in Maine

    Robert McCloskey

    ★ 4.4 (12k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A young girl's trip to Buck's Harbour with her father takes an unexpected turn when she discovers her first loose tooth, making for a memorable day of small adventures and milestones.

  13. The Missing Sister

    Elle Marr

    ★ 3.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman travels to Paris to identify her twin sister's body, only to discover a chilling message: her sister is alive and trusts no one, plunging her into a dangerous search through the city's underbelly for answers.

  14. Side Effects May Vary

    Julie Murphy

    ★ 3.4 (12k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A terminally ill teen's revenge-fueled bucket list takes a sharp turn when she unexpectedly goes into remission, forcing her to confront the chaotic aftermath of her 'final' acts.

  15. All the Rage

    Courtney Summers

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Branded a liar and ostracized for accusing the town's golden boy, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks must choose between her hard-won anonymity and exposing a predator when another girl goes missing.

  16. The Beach Trees

    Karen White

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A woman haunted by her sister's childhood disappearance finds a path to healing and a connection to a forgotten past in a hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast home, unraveling a century of family secrets.

  17. Journey to the River Sea

    Eva Ibbotson

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    In 1910, a spirited English orphan journeys to the Amazon, only to find her dreams of exotic adventure thwarted by her repellent relatives, forcing her to forge her own path among enigmatic actors, hidden heirs, and the wild beauty of the river.

  18. The Lonely Hearts Hotel

    Heather O'Neill

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1930s Montreal, two orphaned prodigies navigate a theatrical underworld of charismatic pianos and radicalized chorus girls, fighting to reunite and create their dream circus against all odds.

  19. The Unwritten Rule

    Elizabeth Scott

    ★ 3.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Torn between an illicit connection and an unbreakable friendship, Sarah finds herself ensnared in a heart-wrenching secret when her long-standing crush on her best friend's boyfriend ignites into a forbidden and undeniable spark.

  20. Bright Young Things

    Anna Godbersen

    ★ 3.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the dangerous summer of 1929, three young women chase their dreams and confront the dark secrets of New York's Jazz Age elite, where fame, fortune, and family ties have deadly consequences.

  21. Moonlight

    Rachel Hawthorne

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A nature-loving teen discovers her destined love is a brooding werewolf, forcing her to choose between her human life and a perilous supernatural destiny as their kind faces annihilation.

  22. Everything Inside

    Edwidge Danticat

    ★ 3.7 (12k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Danticat shows how love, loss, and memory span generations and borders, revealing the fragile threads that hold Haitian families together even as life threatens to unravel them.

  23. The Moor's Last Sigh

    Salman Rushdie

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    From Cochin's spice markets to Spain's sun-drenched landscapes, Moraes 'Moor' Zogoiby, a storyteller and the last of a powerful dynasty, tells a witty and surreal story of wild passions, family hatreds, and love's terrifying power that shaped modern India.

  24. The Night in Lisbon

    Erich Maria Remarque

    ★ 4.3 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In Nazi-occupied Europe, a desperate refugee in Lisbon gets passage to freedom from a mysterious stranger, in exchange for an all-night confession of love, loss, and the will to survive.

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