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  1. The Interior Castle

    Teresa of Ávila

    ★ 4.2 (10k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Explore the soul's seven crystal mansions with Teresa of Ávila to find divine union in its deepest part.

  2. From Bad to Cursed

    Katie Alender

    ★ 4.2 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After her sister joins a club that promises popularity and beauty for an oath to a spirit, a punk-rock teen must decide if she will sacrifice her soul to find the truth behind the alluring facade.

  3. The Mountain Story

    Lori Lansens

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Stranded on a treacherous mountain, four hikers—a grieving widow, an athletic trainer, a rebellious teen, and a suicidal young man—must bond and confront their fears as they fight for survival against the wilderness and a question of sacrifice.

  4. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

    Andrew Peterson

    ★ 4.3 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Three siblings and their ex-pirate grandfather must outwit the venomous Fangs of Dang to protect a lost legend and find treasure on the Shining Isle, in a world with toothy cows, horned hounds, and a peculiar Sock Man.

  5. A Confession

    Leo Tolstoy

    ★ 4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Haunted by life's meaninglessness, Leo Tolstoy searches through science, philosophy, and faith, finding comfort not in intellectual pursuits but in the simple beliefs of ordinary people.

  6. The Firebrand

    Marion Zimmer Bradley

    ★ 4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Through the visions of Kassandra, a Trojan princess and priestess, witness the human drama and downfall of heroes and empires as the Trojan War unfolds.

  7. Augustus

    John Williams

    ★ 4.2 (10k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    From the shadow of his murdered uncle, Julius Caesar, a young and underestimated Octavius navigates Roman ambition to forge an empire and his own legend, transforming a corrupt republic into a new world order.

  8. Bruchko

    Bruce Olson

    ★ 4.4 (10k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Nineteen-year-old Bruce Olson's bold journey into the Amazon to share his faith with the Motilone Indians turns from capture and torture into a story of deep belief and cultural connection.

  9. Home of the Brave

    Katherine Applegate

    ★ 4.3 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Orphaned and alone, a young African refugee navigates the Minnesota winter and the newness of America, finding warmth and family amidst the snow and a cow named 'family'.

  10. The Apartment

    Danielle Steel

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Four young women, strangers in a spacious New York City loft, become a family as they navigate their careers and loves, eventually facing the bittersweet end of their time together.

  11. A Case of Exploding Mangoes

    Mohammed Hanif

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a dark comedy about political plots, a Pakistani Air Force pilot works with an odd group, including a hash-smoking American and a mango-loving crow, to kill dictator General Zia ul-Haq, only to learn many others also want him dead.

  12. Eleanor Rigby

    Douglas Coupland

    ★ 3.6 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A reclusive woman's life is upended by the sudden return of the eccentric son she gave up for adoption, leading to bizarre and poignant events that force her to confront her loneliness.

  13. Cyteen

    C.J. Cherryh

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    On the colonized moon of Cyteen, a brilliant young scientist uncovers a deadly conspiracy involving murder and political intrigue, all while navigating the unsettling implications of her own genetic duplication and the treacherous currents of power within the Union-Alliance.

  14. The Book of General Ignorance

    John Lloyd

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsReference

    This witty book humorously corrects common wrong ideas in history, science, and nature, showing how much we collectively don't know.

  15. Song of the Sparrow

    Lisa Ann Sandell

    ★ 4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world of knights and kings, a young woman's forbidden love for Lancelot is tested by the arrival of a rival and the looming birth of an empire.

  16. Fallen Angels

    Walter Dean Myers

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During the Vietnam War, a Harlem teenager confronts combat, racial injustice, and his lost innocence, grappling with the cost of duty and survival.

  17. The Forgetting

    Nicole Maggi

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A heart transplant saves Georgie's life but gives her fragmented memories and a dark mystery from her donor's last days, making her uncover a street conspiracy before her own identity is lost.

  18. The Kane Chronicles

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.5 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After their Egyptologist father releases ancient gods at the British Museum, two separated siblings find out they have magic and must fight mythical creatures and gods to save the world, while also dealing with their complicated family history.

  19. The House on the Strand

    Daphne du Maurier

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A man in Cornwall finds a drug that sends his mind back to a 14th-century love affair, making him abandon his present for a past he can only watch.

  20. Green Hills of Africa

    Ernest Hemingway

    ★ 3.6 (10k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Follow Hemingway's 1933 East African safari, where he hunts big game, explores the vanishing wilderness, and reflects on the pursuit of a challenging trophy.

  21. The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek

    Rhett McLaughlin

    ★ 3.7 (10k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1992, two best friends making a low-budget horror film uncover a sinister secret within their sleepy Southern town's pristine reform school after their friend is sent there, forcing them to confront an evil far beyond their wildest imaginings.

  22. The Probability of Miracles

    Wendy Wunder

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A cynical, dying teen finds unexpected love and a reason to believe in the impossible when her family moves to a miraculous town in Maine, where flamingos flock in winter and a mysterious list guides her final days.

  23. Everfound

    Neal Shusterman

    ★ 4.3 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mary's ghost train carries her glass coffin west, and the fate of Everlost and Earth hangs in the balance as skinjackers, fur-jackers, and an ancient Mayan god clash in a battle that will redefine life and death.

  24. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Robert Frost

    ★ 4.4 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    This re-illustrated edition invites young readers to find hidden animals as a traveler pauses his sleigh on a snowy New England evening, capturing winter's quiet beauty.

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