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  1. Murphy

    Samuel Beckett

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    Murphy, a protagonist with 'a mind of his own,' navigates a chaotic London life, seeking peace in his work and love, only for his life to unravel with dark humor and tragedy.

  2. First Comes Love

    Katie Kacvinsky

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Dylan and Gray fall in love, but learn that a lasting romance requires embracing challenges and the willingness to apologize.

  3. Polaris

    Jack McDevitt

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A luxurious, long-lost starship reappears after sixty years, its crew vanished, drawing antiquities dealer Alex Benedict into a chilling, interstellar mystery.

  4. Poison

    Chris Wooding

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A headstrong girl named Poison enters a dangerous fae world of deadly stories, murderous plots, and dark romance to rescue her sister from the unpredictable Phaerie Lord, only to find a plot far worse than she imagined.

  5. Manhattan Transfer

    John Dos Passos

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
  6. Clans of the Alphane Moon

    Philip K. Dick

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    On a distant moon ruled by liberated psychotics, a CIA agent, his psychiatrist ex-wife, and a TV comedian find their divorce proceedings escalate into a darkly hilarious laser gun battle, blurring the lines between sanity and madness.

  7. The Dogs of Christmas

    W. Bruce Cameron

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A heartbroken man finds love and a new family when a pregnant stray dog and her Christmas puppies teach him about connection and commitment.

  8. Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record

    Annie Barrows

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Second-graders Ivy and Bean, armed with shovels and big dreams, go on a funny journey to find a dinosaur and become world record holders.

  9. The King

    J.R. Ward

    ★ 4.6 (5k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Wrath, the new vampire king, faces a difficult test of his reign and his love for Beth as old wars combine with their modern wish for a family, threatening their bond and his rule.

  10. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

    Barbara Cohen

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Disguised as a boy to build a business empire, a determined young woman in ancient Arabia falls for the prince who knows her only as a man.

  11. Nick and Charlie

    Alice Oseman

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As university nears, Nick and Charlie, a couple whose love is comfortable and inseparable, must confront whether their two-year bubble of shared movie nights and quiet companionship can withstand the distance of their first real separation.

  12. Fable

    Chanda Hahn

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a priceless family heirloom is stolen, sixteen-year-old Mina Grime plunges into the Fae plane, risking her heart and her life against a fairy-tale villain to reclaim what's hers.

  13. The Mirror

    Marlys Millhiser

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Trapped in the past on her grandmother's wedding day, a 1978 bride must navigate Victorian expectations, while her grandmother, flung into the future, grapples with an unexpected pregnancy and the freedoms of the disco era.

  14. As Meat Loves Salt

    Maria McCann

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During the English Civil War, a soldier's wish for a new life turns into a dark obsession, threatening his sanity.

  15. Peter Darling

    Austin Chant

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Ten years after abandoning Neverland to become Wendy, Peter Darling returns to a war-torn island where the Lost Boys are men, Captain Hook ignites an unexpected desire, and the lines between hero and villain blur as he reclaims his true identity.

  16. The Human Comedy

    William Saroyan

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In World War II California, fourteen-year-old Homer Macauley races through Ithaca as a telegraph messenger, delivering news of love, money, and death. This work forces him to confront human emotion and grow from boy to man, all set against his immigrant family's strong spirit.

  17. The People of Paper

    Salvador Plascencia

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a paper world, a grieving author tears characters from their stories, starting a war between fiction and reality, while a paper Jesus seeks redemption and renegade Santas plan a revolution.

  18. The Heart and the Bottle

    Oliver Jeffers

    ★ 4.4 (5k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A story about a curious girl who, after a loss, puts her heart in a bottle. She finds the world dims without it and goes on a journey to feel again.

  19. Untouchable

    Kate Brian

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When her boyfriend is murdered at an elite boarding school, a girl's quest for truth unearths dark secrets, forbidden desires, and the chilling possibility that her new love might be the killer.

  20. Vampire Crush

    A.M. Robinson

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A normal high school junior's world is upended by the arrival of mysterious, anachronistically dressed new students and the return of her childhood tormentor, James, whose unsettling nocturnal habits and superhuman strength hint at a supernatural secret that threatens to bite her perfectly ordinary life.

  21. Posted

    David Anderson, John David Anderson

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When a middle school bans cell phones, a sticky note phenomenon erupts, transforming hallways into battlegrounds of kindness and cruelty, forcing a boy named Frost to navigate shifting friendships and the power of written words.

  22. Of Grammatology

    Jacques Derrida

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    Derrida's "Of Grammatology" shows how Western philosophy favors speech over writing, revealing that meaning is unstable and constructed.

  23. SYLO

    D.J. MacHale

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a mysterious military force quarantines his idyllic island and strange red crystals grant bizarre powers, an ordinary teenager must uncover a global conspiracy before 'tomorrow' ceases to exist.

  24. The Essential 55

    Ron Clark

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Ron Clark's "The Essential 55" gives parents and teachers practical ways to teach children respect, responsibility, and life skills, showing how a dedicated teacher's advice can change lives.

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