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  1. Stealing Heaven

    Elizabeth Scott

    ★ 3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A teen thief, trained by her mother, must choose between a life of crime and a chance at love and friendship when her next target is her new best friend's house and the boy she likes is a cop.

  2. Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

    Obert Skye

    ★ 4.1 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As Foo crumbles, Leven Thumps must journey to the ruins of Alder for a final test that will decide the fate of dreams and humanity, while his allies in Reality struggle to contain selfish conquerors and a loose Phoebe.

  3. 10 Blind Dates

    Ashley Elston

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After a hard breakup, Sophie navigates a chaotic Christmas in Louisiana. Her eccentric family sets up ten mismatched blind dates, making her rethink love when her ex returns and new feelings start.

  4. Barnaby Rudge

    Charles Dickens

    ★ 3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During London's terrifying 1780 anti-Catholic riots, a simple man, his prophetic raven, and a forbidden love story become entangled in a chilling look at mob madness and fragile innocence.

  5. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

    Gail Tsukiyama

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During WWII and Japan's transformation, two orphaned brothers—one a sumo wrestler, one a Noh mask artisan—work to keep traditions alive and pursue their dreams, navigating love, loss, and family bonds on the Street of a Thousand Blossoms.

  6. Poland

    James A. Michener

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Three Polish families embody a nation's enduring spirit and tragic history across eight centuries, from feudal origins to modern struggles, in a sweeping story of love, war, and heritage.

  7. Six Thinking Hats

    Edward de Bono

    ★ 3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Use a different 'thinking hat' for each decision-making stage to make meetings focused and productive, and to help groups reach quick, unified conclusions.

  8. A Kiss Before Dying

    Ira Levin

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A charming, ambitious young man will stop at nothing, not even murder, to climb the social ladder, only to find his carefully built facade unraveling under the relentless pursuit of a grieving family.

  9. The Body Artist

    Don DeLillo

    ★ 3.3 (9k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A body artist in a secluded coastal home deals with the memory of her dead film-director husband, blurring the lines between grief, performance, and the haunting persistence of memory.

  10. A Day No Pigs Would Die

    Robert Newton Peck

    ★ 3.6 (9k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A thirteen-year-old boy in rural Vermont forms a deep bond with a pig, navigating farm life and Shaker traditions, which leads to a heartbreaking act of sacrifice and his passage into adulthood.

  11. The Spider and the Fly

    Mary Botham Howitt

    ★ 4.2 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A clever spider, with a sinisterly charming parlor, tricks a naive fly into its web of deceit, all shown with the dramatic, shadowy style of a vintage Hollywood horror film.

  12. Boy21

    Matthew Quick

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a town marked by the Irish Mob and racial divisions, Finley, a white basketball player, finds his court refuge challenged by Russ, a former star who now only answers to 'Boy21' and dreams of space, forcing both to face their shared pain and unexpected path to recovery.

  13. Spoon River Anthology

    Edgar Lee Masters

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Through a chorus of candid epitaphs, the deceased residents of Spoon River reveal the secret passions, betrayals, and quiet desperation that simmered beneath the veneer of their idyllic small town.

  14. Storm Siren

    Mary Weber

    ★ 3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A slave girl, cursed with the power to summon storms, must decide if she will become her kingdom's most dangerous weapon or face execution, all while navigating court intrigue and a mysterious trainer who can calm her gift.

  15. The Woman Who Walked Into Doors

    Roddy Doyle

    ★ 3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Paula Spencer, a Dublin woman shaped by a hard life and an abusive marriage, navigates her past with raw wit, searching for her lost self among bottles and old ghosts.

  16. Shadow Me

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 4.2 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As Juliette deals with Warner's betrayal, Kenji's witty narration guides readers through the resistance and romance, complicated by a ghost from Omega Point's past.

  17. Something Like Summer

    Jay Bell

    ★ 4.1 (9k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In the Texas heat, an accidental collision starts a decade-long journey for two boys, Ben and Tim, as they navigate love, friendship, and societal pressures to define what it means to be together.

  18. The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When Jodie visits her grandparents' farm, she discovers their fields are failing and guarded by a dozen scarecrows that come to life after dark.

  19. Rooftoppers

    Katherine Rundell

    ★ 4.1 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Orphaned by a shipwreck and raised by an eccentric scholar, a determined girl escapes to the rooftops of Paris with a band of urban acrobats, clutching a single clue in a desperate quest to find the mother everyone else believes is lost forever.

  20. The Center of Everything

    Laura Moriarty

    ★ 3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In Kerrville, Kansas, Evelyn Bucknow navigates adolescence and her community's dramas, finding that even a small town can be the center of everything.

  21. Echoes

    Maeve Binchy

    ★ 4.0 (9k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1950s Ireland, a bright 'shanty Irish' girl and a gentry boy, linked by a childhood secret, challenge rigid class lines and small-town gossip for a love as urgent as the tides.

  22. People Like Us

    Dana Mele

    ★ 3.5 (9k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    At an elite private school where popularity is power, a star soccer player's carefully constructed new life unravels into a deadly scavenger hunt when a classmate's murder implicates everyone, especially her.

  23. The Last American Man

    Elizabeth Gilbert

    ★ 3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Eustace Conway, a modern frontiersman, left suburbia for the Appalachian wilderness, redefining American masculinity by living off the land, making fire with sticks, and encouraging others to abandon materialism.

  24. Ultraviolet

    R.J. Anderson

    ★ 3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Confined to a mental institute for a murder without a body, a sixteen-year-old girl grapples with the impossible truth that her victim disintegrated into thin air, only to find a mysterious psychologist believes her story and holds the key to an extraordinary, hidden world.

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