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by Corinne Duyvis
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As a comet threatens Earth, an autistic Dutch teen races to secure passage on a generation ship, where her unique skills might save her family and offer humanity a new start.
by Durjoy Datta
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In Hong Kong, a bookish young man's world of words meets a blind woman's sensory exploration, as they find love by combining what they see and what they feel.
by Nizami Ganjavi
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Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem 'Layla and Majnun' reworks the classic romantic fool, Majnun, into an ideal lover. His earthly love for Layla is an allegory for the soul's longing for God.
by Ann Fairbairn
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A brilliant Black man from New Orleans poverty leads the civil rights movement, enduring a turbulent journey of love and sacrifice, as he decides to leave his white fiancée for the cause.
by Cecelia Ahern
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In a society that demands perfection and punishes mistakes with public branding, a seemingly faultless girl risks everything for one act of kindness, exposing a system built on fear.
by Emmy Laybourne
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On a luxury cruise promising miraculous weight loss, a new diet sweetener transforms a celebrity-filled dream vacation into a terrifying nightmare of bizarre behavior and deadly side effects, forcing an unlikely duo to fight for survival.
by Inio Asano
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This story, told through the surreal, bird-like eyes of Punpun, is a raw look at the messy, often heartbreaking reality of growing up, where first loves turn into obsession and the search for meaning meets disillusionment.
by David Foster Wallace
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Characters struggle with the weight of their own minds, showing the beauty and normalcy of everyday life.
by Shannon K. Butcher
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A woman trained to destroy the Sentinels finds her loyalties tested when the Sentinel she's hunting might be the only one who can save them both from a devastating magic.
by Neal Shusterman
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In a world where teenagers are harvested for parts, 'UnBound' explores the ethics and stories of a society that has normalized the sacrifice of its youth.
by Durjoy Datta
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A heartbroken singer finds an unexpected muse and solace in the unwavering devotion of a flight attendant, igniting a love story that defies the odds in a single, unforgettable night.
by David Malouf
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Stranded between British settlers and Aboriginal land, a young man's return to civilization sparks a cultural clash under the Australian sun.
by Maeve Binchy
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In a Dublin home, a mother's wish for an empty nest clashes with her adult children's comfort until a family crisis makes them all face what independence and belonging truly mean.
by John Cheever
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On a perfect summer day, Neddy Merrill swims through his suburban neighborhood's pools, only to find his life growing colder and more desolate with each stroke towards an inescapable truth.
by Angela Carter
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In a city descending into chaos from a mad doctor's machines, a man obsessed with the doctor's glass daughter goes on a surreal journey through a world of centaurs, cannibals, and acrobats, fighting reality itself to win his dream-bound love.
by Fleur Beale
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Renamed Esther and stripped of her identity, a young girl must navigate the oppressive world of a strict religious cult where conformity is salvation and individuality is sin.
by Dana Reinhardt
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A younger brother, tired of his hero-worshipped sibling's absence, searches for the fractured man who returns from war and the distance that now separates them.
by James Ponti
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Thirteen-year-old Molly Bigelow discovers her mom is a legendary zombie hunter, thrusting her into a secret world where she must patrol the undead streets of New York City and follow in some seriously spooky footsteps.
by James Alexander Thom
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Born under a shooting star, Tecumseh, the 'Panther in the Sky,' unites the Shawnee nation and leads a desperate fight to keep their ancestral lands and way of life from white settlers.
by Tove Jansson
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Two aging artists navigate decades of intertwined lives through shared studios, solitary islands, and the American Southwest, transforming contentment into hard-won love and surprising discovery.
by Timothy Ferris
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Explore millennia of cosmic discovery, as brilliant and often rebellious astronomers challenged old ideas and revealed the universe's design, from Ptolemy's spheres to quantum space.
by Marilyn Kaye
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Born with a pig's snout due to an ancient curse, a reclusive heiress navigates superficial suitors and a world eager to exploit her, finding freedom and self-acceptance when she ventures out on her own.
by Kiese Laymon
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A YouTube-famous teen in post-Katrina Mississippi unravels a time-bending mystery involving a disappearing girl, a stolen laptop, and a cryptic book that links his present to alternate versions of himself battling the Klan in the past.
by Neil A. Campbell
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Explore the world of life through the basic ideas and experiments that have taught millions of students about biology.