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  1. Cursed

    Jennifer L. Armentrout

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a fatal car accident leaves her with a deadly touch, a high school senior must choose between trusting a mysterious boy who claims her curse is a gift and uncovering the truth behind her 'accident' before she loses her heart and her life for good.

  2. The American

    Henry James

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    An American millionaire, new to European society, falls for an aristocratic French widow, uncovering her family's dark past and facing a choice between revenge and personal honor.

  3. Firebird

    Mercedes Lackey

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Banished for seeing a glimpse of magic, a nobleman travels through enchanted Old Russia, solving mystical puzzles with a talking fox, only to find the legendary Firebird he seeks is a cursed maiden awaiting his true love to break her spell.

  4. Not Your Sidekick

    C.B. Lee

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teen from a superhero family gets an internship with a supervillain. She soon finds herself caught up in crushes, secret identities, and a conspiracy bigger than good versus evil.

  5. Someone to Run With

    David Grossman

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In Jerusalem's gritty streets, a shy teenager's search for a stray dog's owner leads him to a talented singer on a mission to save her drug-addicted friend, and together they find first love.

  6. Ali and Nino

    Kurban Said

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a city between East and West, a Muslim aristocrat and a Christian princess fight for their love during war, cultural divides, and the landscapes of Azerbaijan and Persia.

  7. Walden Two

    B.F. Skinner

    ★ 3.5 (6k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Explore a controversial 1948 American utopia where science engineers away human problems, sparking a debate that continues today.

  8. The Feast of Roses

    Indu Sundaresan

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 17th-century India, Mehrunnisa, Emperor Jahangir's twentieth wife, rises from the harem to unprecedented power, shaping an empire and inspiring the Taj Mahal amidst court intrigue and rivalries.

  9. The Forgotten Ones

    Pittacus Lore

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Adam, a Mogadorian defector, discovers a hidden truth that could win the war against his people, embarking on a dangerous solo quest to free the 'Forgotten Ones,' the enemy's secret weapon.

  10. The Most Magnificent Thing

    Ashley Spires

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A determined girl learns that even the most magnificent inventions require a patient heart, a willing dog, and the courage to transform frustration into creative triumph.

  11. Falling Over Sideways

    Jordan Sonnenblick

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When her comedian father's sudden medical emergency turns her already chaotic life into a serious drama, Claire must find the humor amidst the heartbreak to help her family heal.

  12. Stealing Snow

    Danielle Paige

    ★ 3.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital, Snow's first kiss shatters her love and unlocks a destiny beyond the gates, where a frozen kingdom and a prophecy await her.

  13. Spud

    John van de Ruit

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In 1990, against the backdrop of post-Apartheid South Africa, thirteen-year-old Spud navigates the chaotic world of an elite boarding school, armed with his diary, a crush on Julia Roberts, and a dysfunctional family.

  14. The Meursault Investigation

    Kamel Daoud

    ★ 3.5 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Seventy years after Camus's murder on an Algerian beach, a brother's monologue reclaims the erased identity of 'the Arab,' giving him a name, a story, and a voice to confront colonialism, faith, and the shadow of a literary classic.

  15. The Art of Laziness

    Library Mindset

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsProductivity

    Learn how to use strategic 'laziness' to achieve your potential, turning procrastination into a tool for productivity and a more fulfilling life.

  16. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove

    Lauren Kate

    ★ 3.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A carefully planned path to prom queen unravels into a nightmare of secrets and death when Natalie's ambition turns a prank into a fatal mistake.

  17. Ninth Ward

    Jewell Parker Rhodes

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha and her clairvoyant caretaker Mama Ya-Ya must use their hope and resilience to survive Hurricane Katrina.

  18. The Wanting Seed

    Anthony Burgess

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a future where mandated homosexuality gives way to rampant heterosexuality, the Foxe family navigates a society spiraling from sterile order into a comically grim chaos of fertility cults and polite cannibalism.

  19. A Long Long Way

    Sebastian Barry

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Naive Irish solider Willie Dunne confronts the horrors of World War I, only to return home and find his Ireland fractured by a different, equally devastating war.

  20. The Drowned and the Saved

    Primo Levi

    ★ 4.4 (6k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Primo Levi's memoir dissects the complex moral world of the Holocaust, exploring the shared humanity and moral compromises between victim and oppressor in Nazi extermination camps.

  21. The Tibetan Book of the Dead

    W. Y. Evans-Wentz

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on Goodreads

    A guide to the afterlife, this ancient Tibetan text offers comfort and wisdom for the dying and a new view on life for the living.

  22. A Long Fatal Love Chase

    Louisa May Alcott

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After selling her soul for freedom, a young woman is swept into a perilous, globe-trotting chase across 19th-century Europe, relentlessly pursued by the enigmatic and obsessive man who first promised her escape.

  23. Prometheus Rising

    Robert Anton Wilson

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Explore how eight neurological circuits, quantum mechanics, and yoga, with insights from Leary, Gurdjieff, Korzybski, and Crowley, can unlock human consciousness.

  24. Before We Were Free

    Julia Alvarez

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1960s Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita navigates the dangers of Trujillo's dictatorship, facing his secret police and the pain of leaving her family to find freedom.

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