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by Jodi Lynn Anderson
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With her hairless cat and a warrior's spirit, May Bird, an unusual girl, must navigate a strange and scary land of ghosts to find her way home before she becomes a permanent resident of the Ever After.
by Mo Yan
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A kind landowner, executed during Mao's Land Reform Movement, is reborn as a donkey, ox, pig, dog, monkey, and finally a boy. He narrates fifty years of turbulent Chinese history through the eyes of the farm animals he becomes.
by The RZA
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From the gritty streets of Staten Island to hip-hop stardom, RZA shares how street wisdom, spiritual philosophy, and martial arts discipline shaped his life and the Wu-Tang Clan.
by Joan Holub
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Artemis, the seemingly fearless goddess of the hunt, confronts her anxieties and proves her bravery to herself and her friends when Orion, a charming exchange student, arrives at Mount Olympus Academy.
by Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein's "Three Lives" shows the inner lives of three ordinary working-class women, turning their simple existences into a look at human consciousness and an easy way into her new literary style.
by Heather Vogel Frederick
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As the Concord book club members jet-set to Paris for Fashion Week, campaign for mayor, and compete in national championships, their study of 'Jane Eyre' sparks real-life romance and wedding drama, even as their Wyoming pen pals visit.
by Suzanne Weyn
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A love story spans millennia, from ancient caves to 1960s America, as two souls, linked by a mysterious green jewel, repeatedly find each other through countless reincarnations.
by John Safran
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An Australian filmmaker, haunted by the murder of a white supremacist he once interviewed, travels to the Deep South, uncovering a complex web of race, sex, and secrets that challenges his understanding of truth and prejudice.
by Mary Downing Hahn
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A smitten 16-year-old innkeeper's daughter falls for a charming, mysterious guest, only to discover his captivating allure hides a chilling secret and a perilous, ancient curse.
by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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In early 20th-century Aberdeenshire, a young woman's love for her ancestral land conflicts with the demands of farming and the devastation of World War I, shaping her resilience through loss.
by Pat Schmatz
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A lonely boy, new to the city and living with his alcoholic grandpa, slowly finds his voice and connection through a persistent teacher and a mysterious girl, all while dealing with his rural past.
by Tim Bowler
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Haunted by a mysterious, disembodied voice that knows her deepest secrets, Dusty is pulled into a dangerous quest to save a spectral boy and uncover the truth behind her brother's disappearance, all while evading shadowy mobs who want the boy dead.
by Jack London
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Jack London examines the squalor of London's East End, documenting the dehumanizing conditions of its impoverished residents with the neutral eye of an explorer and the concern of a humanitarian.
by Jane Yolen
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When Merlin's clever ruse to legitimize a fledgling King Arthur with a sword-in-the-stone test goes awry, the future of England hangs precariously as an unexpected hand claims the legendary blade.
by Gioconda Belli
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A sheltered modern woman, haunted by an ancient warrior's spirit, is pulled into a dangerous fight for freedom against a brutal dictator, discovering courage and love.
by Alistair MacLean
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In the deadly Arctic, a remote research station finds a crashed airliner. The pilot was shot, and the killer is among the ten survivors.
by Makoto Shinkai
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Two souls navigate time and distance, bound by the echoes of a love that blooms and fades like cherry blossoms.
by Aldous Huxley
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Through Anthony Beavis's fragmented memories and changing views, 'Eyeless in Gaza' examines a generation's intellectual and spiritual problems as it deals with pacifism, promiscuity, and finding purpose before a war.
by John Howard Yoder
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Yoder argues that Jesus's life and the cross are a blueprint for Christian pacifism, challenging worldly power.
by J.R. Johansson
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A sleepless teen who enters others' dreams finds an addiction in a girl's peaceful slumber, but his obsessive desire and memory blackouts threaten to consume them both when she becomes a target.
by Carolyn Keene
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When a strange 'bird of ill omen' appears on her lawn, Nancy Drew must solve a series of jinxes threatening a rare bird farm to expose the true reasons behind a high-rise development.
by Shane Burcaw
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Shane Burcaw's memoir is an honest and funny look at living with spinal muscular atrophy, showing that even serious conditions can't stop a sharp mind and a 'you-only-live-once' attitude.
by Kami Garcia
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Lena's dangerous Claiming unleashes a storm of supernatural chaos on Gatlin. Ethan battles memory loss and a haunting presence, forcing them to confront sacrifices to save their world and themselves.
by Flora Thompson
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This is a detailed account of late 19th-century Oxfordshire, showing May Day celebrations, old games, and the daily routines of farmworkers and craftsmen. It paints a warm picture of Victorian rural life through a young girl's eyes.