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  1. The Great Unexpected

    Sharon Creech

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mysterious boy falls from a tree, leading two orphans to estranged Irish sisters and revealing a connection that mends hearts across two worlds.

  2. Bloom

    Kenneth Oppel

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    When alien rain causes a botanical apocalypse, three allergic teens find their strange immunity might be humanity's only hope against the world-devouring plants.

  3. Frostbite

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    During a deadly winter ski trip, Dhampir guardian Rose Hathaway deals with forbidden love and a dangerous alliance to rescue reckless friends from a growing Strigoi threat, all while battling her own feelings.

  4. The Hamlet

    William Faulkner

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In post-Civil War Mississippi, Flem Snopes dismantles a Southern community, replacing its old ways with his own cunning and greed.

  5. The Quest of the Missing Map

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew sails into a perilous treasure hunt on a remote island, deciphering a cryptic map to outwit cunning rivals and unravel a generations-old secret before it's lost forever.

  6. The Third Twin

    Ken Follett

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A genetic researcher discovers identical twins born to different mothers, uncovering a conspiracy of illegal human cloning and murder that threatens her career and life.

  7. Ragnarok

    A.S. Byatt

    ★ 3.5 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    During World War Two, a young girl's world falls apart and is remade when she discovers the Norse myth of Ragnarok, finding a reflection of her own wartime experience and the power of stories to face ultimate destruction.

  8. The Pregnancy Project

    GaRodriguez

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A high school senior, tired of the teen pregnancy stereotype looming over her family, fakes her own pregnancy to expose the harsh judgments and shifting perceptions of her community, ultimately sparking an international conversation about prejudice and the power of defying expectations.

  9. Sappho

    Sappho

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Barnard's clear translations bring Sappho's surviving poetry to life, showing the timeless passion and skill of ancient Greece's greatest lyric poet.

  10. Quicksand

    Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1920s Osaka, a respectable married woman's life unravels into a thrilling, dangerous obsession when she falls for a beautiful, manipulative artist, pulling her into a dark labyrinth of passion, jealousy, and deceit.

  11. Against All Enemies

    Richard A. Clarke

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    America's former counterterrorism chief offers a sharp, insider view of how the Bush administration, focused on Iraq, mishandled the fight against al Qaeda before and after 9/11, leaving the country more exposed.

  12. Persephone

    Kaitlin Bevis

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A modern Persephone discovers her goddess heritage, gets whisked to a surprisingly 'cool' Underworld, and finds herself in a marriage-of-convenience with the enigmatic Hades, all while battling ancient godly schemes and blossoming powers.

  13. Everything Bad is Good for You

    Steven Johnson

    ★ 3.5 (5k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Steven Johnson argues that video games and modern television, far from harming our minds, actually improve our thinking skills.

  14. Summer of the Gypsy Moths

    Sara Pennypacker

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    On Cape Cod, two foster girls, one seeking stability and the other belonging, must unite after a death, navigating a summer of survival, self-discovery, and the dream of finding a true family amidst a gypsy moth invasion.

  15. Brighton Beach Memoirs

    Neil Simon

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In Depression-era Brooklyn, witty teenager Eugene Jerome navigates his extended Jewish family's chaos, dreams of baseball, and faces the loss of innocence as war approaches.

  16. Front Lines

    Michael Grant

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In an alternate 1942, as the world teeters on the brink, three ordinary American girls are thrust onto the brutal front lines of World War II after a landmark court decision drafts women into combat against the Nazi war machine.

  17. Up in the Air

    Walter Kirn

    ★ 2.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    A corporate downsizer addicted to the transient, anonymous world of air travel faces an unexpected turbulence when his meticulously crafted airborne existence threatens to unravel just as he nears his million-mile goal.

  18. Maya

    Jostein Gaarder

    ★ 3.6 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a remote Fijian island, a grieving author, an estranged biologist, and an enigmatic Spanish couple unravel a philosophical mystery that blurs the lines between art, identity, and the universe, all while a joker steps out of his deck.

  19. Purpose

    Kristie Cook

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young woman's discovery of her true identity and a forbidden romance with an enigmatic stranger ignite a celestial war that will decide the fate of humanity.

  20. Covet

    J.R. Ward

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A cynical, revenge-driven fallen angel must save seven souls embodying the deadly sins, starting with a workaholic businessman ensnared by lust, as he battles a relentless demon in a high-stakes war for humanity's redemption.

  21. Casino

    Nicholas Pileggi

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In the glittering, high-stakes world of 1970s Las Vegas, a sharp Jewish handicapper, his brutal mob enforcer best friend, and his beautiful, treacherous showgirl wife gamble with their lives as the Mafia’s iron grip on the casino empire begins to slip.

  22. Ugly

    Constance Briscoe

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Constance Briscoe's true story recounts her childhood of abuse, starvation, and abandonment, and her will to survive against all odds.

  23. My Soul to Keep

    Rachel Vincent

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As a banshee in high school, Kaylee's biggest challenge is not just surviving the supernatural world, but fighting a potent demon-breath drug that threatens her friends and her bond with her equally gifted boyfriend, Nash.

  24. The Black Book of Secrets

    F.E. Higgins

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A runaway boy becomes a pawnbroker's apprentice in a village of dark confessions, learning that everyone, himself included, has a hidden past.

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