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  1. The London Eye Mystery

    Siobhan Dowd

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An autistic boy with a unique mind must decode a baffling disappearance on the iconic London Eye when his cousin vanishes into thin air between the ride's ascent and descent.

  2. Winter Turning

    Tui T. Sutherland

    ★ 4.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An IceWing prince, disgraced and accompanied by his friends, searches for his runaway sister, a criminal, and uncovers truths about his royal family and traditions.

  3. Across Five Aprils

    Irene Hunt

    ★ 3.5 (12k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    During the Civil War, young Jethro Creighton deals with family divisions and the harsh realities of growing up on his Illinois farm.

  4. Leaving the Atocha Station

    Ben Lerner

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A young American poet in Madrid questions his art, relationships, and existence in a world of irony, drugs, and mediated experience, all while dealing with the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

  5. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel

    Louise Murphy

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a WWII-ravaged Polish forest, two Jewish children, renamed Hansel and Gretel, navigate the brutal realities of survival and the dangerous sanctuary offered by an eccentric old woman, all while evading a relentless German officer.

  6. The Tenderness of Wolves

    Stef Penney

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the harsh 19th-century Canadian wilderness, a mother braves vigilantes and the elements to clear her son's name after he's accused of murder.

  7. Flight

    Sherman Alexie

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A troubled, orphaned Indian teenager, on the brink of violence, is hurled through time to inhabit different bodies throughout American history, ultimately seeking to understand the roots of human hatred and transform his own identity.

  8. The Return of the Indian

    Lynne Reid Banks

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A year after sending his miniature Indian friend back to his own time, Omri reclaims the magic key and returns to a dangerous world where Little Bear is gravely wounded during the French and Indian Wars, forcing Omri to see that his childhood game now holds life-or-death consequences.

  9. Comanche Moon

    Catherine Anderson

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Haunted by a Comanche attack that took her voice, a kidnapped frontier woman feels drawn to the warrior she fears, making her face prophecy, bias, and the love that defies their warring worlds.

  10. Sleep

    Haruki Murakami

    ★ 3.5 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Una donna intrappolata nella monotonia scopre che l'insonnia non è una maledizione, ma una chiave per svelare i sinistri segreti che la notte nasconde, trasformando la sua routine in un'odissea onirica e pericolosa.

  11. Understood Betsy

    Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A sheltered city girl transforms into the resilient, self-sufficient Betsy amidst the rugged charm and unexpected freedoms of her Vermont farm relatives.

  12. A House for Hermit Crab

    Eric Carle

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A charming hermit crab navigates the cycle of growth and change, making and leaving behind friends with each new shell he inhabits, reflecting life's transitions.

  13. Finn Family Moomintroll

    Tove Jansson

    ★ 4.3 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When Moomintroll and his friends discover a magical top hat, their whimsical valley is transformed by fantastical, unpredictable shapeshifting adventures.

  14. The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?

    Seth Godin

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Stop fearing ambition and instead embrace your inner artist. The real danger is playing it too safe in a world that needs bold, creative contributions.

  15. When

    Victoria Laurie

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A shy teen who sees death dates above everyone's heads is forced to help the police when a boy she predicted would die goes missing, thrusting her into a murder investigation where she becomes both a suspect and a target.

  16. I Am Princess X

    Cherie Priest

    ★ 4.1 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A grieving teen discovers her supposedly dead best friend's secret online life through a mysterious webcomic starring their shared childhood creation, Princess X, leading her into a thrilling hunt through Seattle's underground to uncover the truth.

  17. Missing Joseph

    Elizabeth George

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In wintery Lancashire, a vicar's 'accidental' death exposes a village's hidden passions, grief, and murderous intent, drawing a detective into a mystery where healing a marriage might also mean exposing a killer.

  18. The Gift of Rain

    Tan Twan Eng

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    During the 1939 Japanese occupation of Penang, a young man's martial arts training pulls him into a web of love, betrayal, and devastating loyalty that challenges his identity.

  19. Small Spaces

    Katherine Arden

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After stealing a cursed book, a grieving girl and her classmates must outrun a sinister smiling specter and its scarecrow minions, heeding the chilling advice to 'avoid large places, keep to small' as night falls.

  20. Thanksgiving

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 3.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A skirt-nibbling rabbit brings a sharp-tongued woman and a charming veterinarian together, unexpectedly blending their families and sparking romance over a chaotic Thanksgiving dinner.

  21. Toxin

    Robin Cook

    ★ 3.8 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a top surgeon's daughter contracts a deadly E. coli infection from contaminated meat, he uncovers a terrifying web of medical bureaucracy and industrial corruption that threatens to expose the the true cost of America's food supply.

  22. Finding Perfect

    Susan Mallery

    ★ 4.1 (12k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A woman inherits frozen embryos instead of a cat, leading to an unconventional path to motherhood complicated by a charming, commitment-phobic billionaire.

  23. The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles

    Katherine Pancol

    ★ 3.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After her husband leaves her for a Kenyan crocodile farm and his mistress, a medieval historian secretly writes a bestselling romance novel for her sister, only to watch it become a literary sensation under another's name.

  24. I Know What You Did Last Summer

    Lois Duncan

    ★ 3.5 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A year after four friends bury a deadly secret with a hit-and-run victim, an anonymous avenger stalks them, knowing exactly what they did last summer.

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