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  1. Once Was Lost

    Sara Zarr

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A pastor's daughter's faith is tested when her mother enters rehab and a local girl is kidnapped, forcing her to confront the fragile line between belief and despair.

  2. Double or Die

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Before he was 007, a young James Bond deciphers cryptic clues to save a kidnapped professor and the world from a global threat.

  3. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew must unravel a perplexing trail of stolen Chinese vases, missing persons, and a cryptic leaning chimney to save a pottery shop owner from financial ruin, only to discover it leads to even deeper mysteries.

  4. The Christmas Thief

    Mary Higgins Clark

    ★ 3.6 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A former scam artist, newly out of prison, races against time and an unwitting public to reclaim a flask of priceless diamonds hidden in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, all while an amateur sleuth and her PI friend, along with a newly-missing victim of his past scheme, unknowingly close in.

  5. Peter Camenzind

    Hermann Hesse

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    From Swiss peaks to European despair, Peter Camenzind learns that true peace comes not from grand ideas or romance, but from the quiet act of caring for another.

  6. Nobody

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    ★ 3.4 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a world where forgotten 'Nobodies' are trained as assassins, a teenage girl who slipped through the cracks finds her only connection to existence in the boy sent to eliminate her.

  7. Skylark

    Patricia MacLachlan

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    During a severe prairie drought, a young girl named Anna struggles with her family's separation, as her mother, Sarah, longs for the sea, hoping her parents will reunite and their home will be whole again.

  8. Mr Palomar

    Italo Calvino

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Mr. Palomar examines daily life, turning ordinary moments into philosophical questions about the world's hidden depths.

  9. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew investigates stolen jewels, strange warnings, and a haunted mansion, all while fighting a hoax that convinces victims to avoid her help, leading her from River Heights to the French Quarter.

  10. Snow Goose

    Paul Gallico

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    On the desolate Essex marshes, a reclusive, disfigured artist and a young girl form an unlikely friendship over a wounded snow goose, a bond that grows as war approaches and culminates in a heroic act at Dunkirk.

  11. The Man in the Wooden Hat

    Jane Gardam

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Through the eyes of his free-spirited wife, Elisabeth, 'The Man in the Wooden Hat' reveals the hidden depths and sad complexities of the reserved lawyer Filth's life, showing a marriage shaped by wit, resilience, and unspoken currents beneath a proper facade.

  12. Undertow

    Michael Buckley

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When 30,000 ocean warriors invade Coney Island, a human girl falls for their prince, then uncovers a deeper threat that blurs the lines between enemy and savior.

  13. Life in Outer Space

    Melissa Keil

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A movie-obsessed outcast's world is flipped upside down when the town's new 'it' girl befriends his group, forcing them to navigate newfound popularity and the terrifying realization that he's falling for her.

  14. The World As I See It

    Albert Einstein

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    This collection goes beyond Einstein's scientific theories, showing his humanistic thoughts on society, ethics, and the search for peace and freedom.

  15. Snow in August

    Pete Hamill

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1947 Brooklyn, an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy and a Czech rabbi form an unexpected friendship, navigating the daily life and harsh realities of their working-class neighborhood, where faith and old stories intertwine.

  16. Reveal Me

    Tahereh Mafi

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a world-changing war, Kenji Kishimoto's humorous account shows the hidden costs of power and the fight for freedom, all while explosive secrets and romance unfold.

  17. The Mark of Zorro

    Johnston McCulley

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a California scarred by tyranny, a masked avenger with a flashing blade and a mocking laugh carves a legend of defiance against corrupt caballeros and their oppressive rule.

  18. Till The Last Breath

    Durjoy Datta

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A dying medical student and a terminally ill drug addict find love and hope in a hospital room as doctors risk everything to extend their final days.

  19. The Assignment

    Evangeline Anderson

    ★ 3.6 (6k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A stoic detective secretly loves his straight partner. When they go undercover as a gay couple at a resort, their friendship turns into forbidden passion.

  20. The Mark of the Dragonfly

    Jaleigh Johnson

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An orphan salvager finds a girl with a king's mark, sending them on a dangerous train journey. They are pursued by a green-eyed boy and a looming threat, all while uncovering the girl's mysterious past.

  21. The Body of Christopher Creed

    Carol Plum-Ucci

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Christopher Creed, the town outcast, vanishes, uncovering a web of secrets and shifting suspicion to unexpected people, changing the lives of those left behind.

  22. A Week in the Woods

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    During an annual school camping trip, a privileged fifth-grader and his cynical teacher, who dislike each other, must work together to survive after a reckless act leaves them lost in the wilderness.

  23. Mermaid

    Carolyn Turgeon

    ★ 3.6 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a kingdom at war, a hidden princess nurses a rival prince back to health, believing a mysterious mermaid brought him to her for a reason, while the mermaid sacrifices everything for a chance at human love.

  24. Paradise Lost

    John Milton

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Lucifer, a rebel angel, orchestrates humanity's fall in the Garden of Eden, starting a long conflict between divine justice and human choice.

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