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  1. Loitering with Intent

    Stuart Woods

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After a breakup and dwindling finances, Stone Barrington's search for a wealthy man's missing son in Key West turns from a tropical escape into a dangerous game when he becomes a target.

  2. The Hidden Window Mystery

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy, Bess, and George go to a spooky Southern mansion to find a lost medieval stained-glass window, uncovering a ghostly mystery tied to strange sounds and a superstitious actress.

  3. Marketing management

    Philip Kotler

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on Goodreads

    Philip Kotler's major work offers a complete, analytical, and multi-disciplinary framework for navigating and succeeding in today's changing marketing world.

  4. The Missing Chums

    Franklin W. Dixon

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When their friends disappear amidst a 'Shantytown' beach investigation for Police Chief Collig, teen detectives Frank and Joe Hardy uncover a deeper web of crime in Bayport, all pointing to a single sinister group and a recurring regatta town.

  5. The Female Eunuch

    Germaine Greer

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Germaine Greer examines how society strips women of their power, arguing that true sexual freedom is essential for overcoming centuries of oppression.

  6. Past Perfect

    Leila Sales

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a historical reenactment village, a heartbroken Chelsea navigates the comedic and complicated reappearance of her ex-boyfriend while falling for someone new, discovering that escaping the past is harder than memorizing colonial facts.

  7. The Courage of Sarah Noble

    Alice Dalgliesh

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Eight-year-old Sarah Noble discovers true courage is not the absence of fear, but embracing the unknown wilderness and befriending new neighbors while helping her father build a home in 1707 Connecticut.

  8. Still Life with Tornado

    A.S. King

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A 16-year-old artist cannot create. She meets past and future versions of herself across Philadelphia, each holding a piece of the truth about a traumatic family vacation and her parents' disintegrating marriage.

  9. rock

    Anyta Sunday

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Forced to live with his father's new partner, a resentful teen finds unexpected connection with his new, infuriatingly attractive step-brother, blurring the lines of their complicated family dynamic.

  10. Dragon Pearl

    Yoon Ha Lee

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A rebellious fox spirit, bound by human rules, defies her family to clear her brother's name, embarking on a cosmic quest that forces her to embrace forbidden magic and confront the galaxy's most dangerous secrets.

  11. Withering Tights

    Louise Rennison

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    At a remote performing arts college, Tallulah and her friends face hilarious amateur dramatics, unexpected crushes, and the challenges of chasing their theatrical dreams.

  12. In a Glass Darkly

    Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Occult detective Dr. Hesselius investigates cases of spectral monkeys, vengeful doppelgängers, and a seductive lesbian vampire preying on Victorian victims.

  13. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

    Howard Pyle

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Young Arthur pulls Excalibur, courts Guinevere, and navigates Camelot's magic and treachery, all through Howard Pyle's classic stories.

  14. Blood Water Paint

    Joy McCullough

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 17th-century Rome, painter Artemisia Gentileschi defies expectations and trauma, using her art to expose truth and assert her power in a world that tries to silence her.

  15. The Talented Clementine

    Sara Pennypacker

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A third-grader thinks she has no talent for the school show, but she finds her unique gift for observation and problem-solving in a surprising way.

  16. A Face Like Glass

    Frances Hardinge

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a city where faces are blank and emotions are learned, a girl with an expressive face becomes a danger to a society built on lies.

  17. Dancing at the Rascal Fair

    Ivan Doig

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Two Scottish immigrants, bound by duty and drawn to the wild beauty of Montana's Two Medicine country, find their hearts entangled in a fateful contest as they strive to tame both the land and their own complicated lives.

  18. The Neon Bible

    John Kennedy Toole

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    In the Jim Crow South, a sensitive boy navigates the hypocrisy of religious fervor, the sting of first love, and the quiet despair of his family, all through the disarmingly sharp lens of his own coming-of-age.

  19. Bring Me Their Hearts

    Sara Wolf

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Heartless assassin, bound by a witch's magic and desperate for her own heart back, infiltrates a royal court to steal a prince's, only to find herself entangled in a dangerous dance of wit and forbidden desire where the loser pays with their life—and their literal heart.

  20. Bad Island

    Doug TenNapel

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded on an uncharted island with strange plants and animals, a shipwrecked family soon discovers its ecosystem hides a sinister, unseen predator.

  21. The Blob that Ate Everyone

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.5 (6k) average on Goodreads

    A young horror writer's dream turns into a nightmare when a mysterious typewriter brings his town-eating pink blob to life, one word at a time.

  22. Burnt Shadows

    Kamila Shamsie

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After the Nagasaki bombing, a woman's life unfolds through love, betrayal, and the lasting marks of history, linking families across continents and generations through 20th-century upheavals.

  23. Closed for the Season

    Mary Downing Hahn

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Two 13-year-old boys uncover a decades-old murder linked to their new home and an abandoned amusement park, exposing their small town's secrets.

  24. Troilus and Criseyde

    Geoffrey Chaucer

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    During the siege of Troy, a prince's love for a forsaken woman blooms with his uncle's help, only to be tragically lost to fate and war.

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