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by Robert Cormier
3.8(2,338)
After a home invasion leaves Karen Jerome in a coma, a vigilante known as The Avenger delivers justice to those responsible.
by Liz Kessler
4.3(2,337)
A half-mermaid embarks on a dangerous Arctic quest to stop King Neptune's storm-causing nightmares, uncovering stolen memories and a royal secret in an alpine lake where reflections show what might be.
by Lydia Michaels
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A woman who survived the streets finds herself caught between two powerful men, both wanting her, and must fight to reclaim her independence in a dangerous game of love and control.
by Arthur Miller
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A guilt-ridden lawyer examines his past, dealing with failed marriages, his family's breakdown, and the moral consequences of the McCarthy era, all while facing humanity's capacity for destruction and connection.
by Terence McKenna
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Terence McKenna recounts his Amazonian journey with psychoactive plants, exploring the line between madness and enlightenment and questioning our ideas about time and consciousness.
by Jacob A. Riis
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Jacob Riis used investigative journalism and photography to show the desperate lives in New York City's tenements, making society confront its 'other half' and sparking urban reform.
by Kelly Oram
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When small-town rebel Dani accidentally stops time, she enters a world of supernaturals, ancient prophecies, and a difficult choice between her best friend and a mysterious Seer, all while battling a dark destiny to save the world.
by Mo Yan
3.7(2,331)
In Mo Yan's "The Garlic Ballads," a government-ordered garlic boom ruins rural Chinese farmers, leading to corruption, jail, and a violent uprising inspired by a blind minstrel's defiance.
by Shelly Crane
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As old loyalties break and new threats appear, Sherry and Merrick must protect a child whose existence could end their peace and change their lives.
by Ginny Ror
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A deaf thirteen-year-old, forbidden from learning sign language, finds her voice and friendship through a scientist and his signing chimpanzee, only to discover their bond might put them all in danger.
by Kate Brian
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On the sun-drenched shores of St. Barths, a carefree winter break turns treacherous for Reed when her romance with the island's most coveted, and controversial, bachelor ensnares her in a web of jealousy, past betrayals, and a dangerous ex determined to reclaim him.
by Mohammed Hanif
3.4(2,324)
In Karachi's chaos, a former inmate turned nurse with a healing touch finds dangerous love with a gangster cop, forcing her to choose between her gifts, her passion, and the constant threat of destruction.
by Susan Fraser King
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A Celtic queen, descended from kings and toughened by war, must navigate treacherous politics and a passionate, dangerous love to secure her son's legacy and unite Scotland.
by Sheri Reynolds
4.0(2,316)
Scarred by fire and shunned by the living, a young woman finds comfort and understanding in the spectral voices of the dead in her father's cemetery, uncovering forgotten lives and untold secrets.
by Vera Cleaver
3.8(2,314)
In the rugged Appalachians, fourteen-year-old Mary Call Luther fiercely battles poverty, a persistent suitor, and the looming threat of the state to honor her deathbed promise and keep her orphaned siblings from being torn apart.
by Janice Galloway
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After devastating losses, Joy Stone navigates grief with desperate clarity, searching for a way to simply keep living.
by Stuart Dybek
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In Stuart Dybek's The Coast of Chicago, Chicago's urban setting becomes a dreamscape where bottle caps are tombstones, rightfielders are martyrs, and Chopin's music is an anthem of loss.
by Sheila O'Connor
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Twelve-year-old Raine moves to a rundown mansion full of artists and uncovers its mysterious past, only to find a life-changing truth about her own family.
by James A. Michener
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When a small-town tragedy affects a novelist, his editor, a critic, and a reader become involved in a fight for truth amid corporate takeovers and the act of creation itself.
by Enid Blyton
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Four children and a clever parrot find their desert river cruise transformed into a perilous quest when their guardian vanishes, trapping them in a 7,000-year-old forgotten temple.
by Sheila A. Nielson
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Haunted by a mermaid's song and appearances, Adrianne must decide if the creature wants to save her family from starvation or pull her sister into the ocean.
by John Barth
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On a single day, a lawyer considers suicide, weighing the absurdities of life and past events aboard a showboat.
by Marguerite Duras
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In this raw memoir, Marguerite Duras reveals the Nazi occupation of Paris, showing the harrowing intimacy of survival, resistance, and personal sacrifice through nursing her emaciated husband back from Bergen-Belsen and her dangerous connection with a Gestapo officer.
by Charles Sheehan-Miles
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A brilliant academic's perfect life shatters under the weight of a jealous rival, her husband's wartime trauma, and a catastrophic accident, forcing an impossible choice that will redefine love and sacrifice in their final hour.