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  1. Treasures of the Snow

    Patricia St. John

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a snow-dusted Swiss village, childhood revenge leads to a devastating accident. Two young enemies must confront their rage and find forgiveness through Christ amidst the unforgiving Alps.

  2. I Dreamed of Africa

    Kuki Gallmann

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    In the untamed heart of Kenya, a young Italian socialite transforms into a resilient matriarch, battling personal tragedy and the raw power of the African wilderness to forge a legacy on 90,000 acres.

  3. The Colossus of Maroussi

    Henry Miller

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    In Greece, a poor Henry Miller, at Lawrence Durrell's urging, meets George Katsimbalis, a man whose colossal spirit helps Miller find a profound sense of self.

  4. Payback Time

    Carl Deuker

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A determined, non-athletic high school journalist uncovers the dark, surprising past of a mysterious and talented new football player who hides his true abilities, risking everything for a killer story.

  5. Enchantress from the Stars

    Sylvia Engdahl

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young alien medic grapples with his conscience as his advanced civilization's mission to a medieval planet threatens to unleash a terrifying invasion, forcing a seemingly magical girl to become the unlikely savior of a world she was only meant to observe.

  6. Wife

    Penelope Sky

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A powerful, wealthy man, cursed to love a woman who will never love him back, marries the only woman he's ever desired when she needs a husband, vowing to make her return his lifelong devotion.

  7. In the Beginning

    Chaim Potok

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the Bronx Depression, a frail boy named David battles bullies and illness, then faces a greater fight as an adult when his new beliefs clash with his devout father and traditions.

  8. What Happened to Lani Garver

    Carol Plum-Ucci

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a secluded island, a mysterious, gender-ambiguous newcomer named Lani Garver challenges a tight-knit community's perceptions and forces one girl to confront the line between human and divine as tragedy unfolds.

  9. The Gardens of Light

    Amin Maalouf

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Mani, the 'Buddha of Light' and 'apostle of Jesus,' tries to unite the warring faiths of the 3rd century with a message of tolerance, but faces relentless persecution and a legacy twisted into the dualism he sought to transcend.

  10. The Big Picture

    Douglas Kennedy

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After a desperate act shatters his perfect suburban life, a disillusioned lawyer flees west to create a new identity, only to discover that his buried past is pursuing his carefully constructed future.

  11. So Far from God

    Ana Castillo

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the New Mexico village of Tome, Sofia and her four daughters live lives where the sacred and the everyday, the miraculous and the normal, are woven together.

  12. The Lesser Bohemians

    Eimear McBride

    ★ 3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1990s London, a young Irish drama student's search for belonging and fame leads to an intense, age-gap romance that changes her understanding of love.

  13. Another Faust

    Daniel Nayeri

    ★ 3.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Five children stolen by a devilish governess reappear years later at a New York high school, wielding supernatural 'gifts' that come with addictive side effects and lead them down a path of ambition, sin, and shocking revelations.

  14. Nightbooks

    J.A. White

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Imprisoned by a witch, a young boy must spin a new, terrifying tale each night to survive, desperately writing his own escape before his stories—and his life—run out.

  15. May Bird Among the Stars

    Jodi Lynn Anderson

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

  16. Cruel Summer

    Alyson Noel

    ★ 3.6 (3k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Banished to a remote Greek island for the summer, a newly popular teen discovers that true connection and self-discovery can blossom far from the parties and superficial crushes she left behind.

  17. Life and Death are Wearing Me Out

    Mo Yan

    ★ 4.0 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

  18. The Tao of Wu

    The RZA

    ★ 4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    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.

  19. Artemis the Brave

    Joan Holub

    ★ 4.2 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

  20. Three Lives

    Gertrude Stein

    ★ 3.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    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.

  21. Wish You Were Eyre

    Heather Vogel Frederick

    ★ 4.4 (3k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    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.

  22. Reincarnation

    Suzanne Weyn

    ★ 3.7 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

  23. Murder in Mississippi

    John Safran

    ★ 3.6 (3k) average on GoodreadsMemoir

    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.

  24. Look for Me by Moonlight

    Mary Downing Hahn

    ★ 3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

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