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  1. Laugh with the Moon

    Shana Burg

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Thirteen-year-old Clare, grieving her mother's death and isolated in rural Malawi, finds unexpected comfort and a path to healing through her new school friends and the wisdom of an orphan named Memory.

  2. The Ark Plan

    Laura Martin

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A determined girl and her best friend break free from their underground compound to search for her vanished father in a dangerous, dinosaur-ruled world that has reclaimed the surface.

  3. The Dig

    Cynan Jones

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a stark rural setting, a badger-baiter's brutal hunt and a farmer's quiet grief intertwine, leading to a raw tragedy.

  4. The Dogs of Winter

    Bobbie Pyron

    ★ 4.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Abandoned to the brutal Moscow winter, a young boy finds an unbreakable family and fierce survival in an unexpected pack of stray dogs, challenging the very definition of humanity.

  5. The Bone Cage

    Angie Abdou

    ★ 3.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    An aging wrestler and a determined swimmer, both Olympic hopefuls, confront the harsh reality that their bodies, once tools for their dreams, are now their biggest obstacles as they face the end of their athletic careers and wonder who they will be when medals are no longer possible.

  6. Strange as This Weather Has Been

    Ann Pancake

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the scarred mountains of West Virginia, a coal mining family struggles with the slow destruction of their home and heritage. A defiant daughter and her mother confront the encroaching devastation of mountaintop removal and the choices that could save or shatter them.

  7. The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

    John Izzo

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    This book shares five key secrets for lasting happiness, drawn from the life experiences of over 200 elders.

  8. The Gloaming

    Melanie Finn

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by a tragic accident and an unraveling marriage, a guilt-ridden woman flees to the sun-baked plains of East Africa, only to find herself embroiled in a chilling local mystery involving a witch doctor's curse and the unsettling feeling of being relentlessly pursued.

  9. Black Robe

    Brian Moore

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit priest's dangerous journey to convert a distant Huron tribe becomes a struggle with pagan beliefs, brutal survival, and spiritual doubt that threatens his faith.

  10. Gem of the Ocean

    August Wilson

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1904 Pittsburgh, a 287-year-old matriarch's home is a spiritual sanctuary where former slaves and a young seeker navigate new freedom, shaping a century of African American experience.

  11. The Winter People

    Jennifer McMahon

    ★ 3.8 (1k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a town with chilling disappearances and old legends, a teenager finds a century-old diary that may explain her mother's vanishing, making her face a past that seems to repeat itself.

  12. Takeoffs and Landings

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 3.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Two estranged siblings are forced on a cross-country road trip with their motivational speaker mother, where resentment over their father's death eight years prior finally erupts, revealing family secrets.

  13. The New Rulers of the World

    John Pilger

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    John Pilger exposes the brutal realities of Western imperialism, revealing how global economic agendas have fueled violence and subjugation from Indonesia to Iraq and even within his homeland, Australia.

  14. Pafko at the Wall

    Don DeLillo

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Don DeLillo dissects the cultural and political effects of Bobby Thomson's 1951 'Shot Heard Round the World,' connecting the fates of characters from Jackie Gleason to J. Edgar Hoover at the Polo Grounds.

  15. Grease

    Ron De Christoforo

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In the summer of 1959, good girl Sandy and greaser Danny navigate Rydell High, where drive-in movies, dance contests, and gang rumbles ignite a romance as explosive as Greased Lightnin'.

  16. Treason

    Orson Scott Card

    ★ 4.4 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young man with a unique biological gift must navigate a treacherous political landscape and a conspiracy that threatens his planet's very survival, all while battling a brutal offworld regime for the iron that represents freedom.

  17. Never Lose a Customer Again

    Joey Coleman

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsMarketing

    Mastering the 'First 100 Days' after a purchase is key to building lasting customer loyalty, turning new buyers into advocates through focused emotional engagement.

  18. I Am Regina

    Sally M. Keehn

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Abducted by Allegheny Indians in a brutal raid, a young girl named Regina is forced to forge a new identity as Tskinnak, navigating the wilderness and a new culture while clinging to the fading hope of reunion with the mother she left behind.

  19. Three Soldiers

    John Dos Passos

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Three American soldiers, each from a different background, face the brutal realities of World War I, which shatters their youthful ideals and shows the true social cost of global conflict.

  20. How to Analyze People on Sight

    Elsie Lincoln Benedict

    ★ 3.3 (1k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Understand human nature by quickly assessing character, revealing talents and career paths through observable physical traits.

  21. Shield of Stars

    Hilari Bell

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A street pickpocket risks everything to save his mentor, joining a mysterious girl and a legendary shield that could make him powerful.

  22. The Pretty One

    Cheryl Klam

    ★ 3.7 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After an accident, a shy theater tech's new face makes her look like her popular sister, forcing her to find true beauty beyond appearances.

  23. I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

    Diane Lee Wilson

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Crippled and confined, a determined Mongolian girl disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey with her loyal mare and heroic cat to defy a perceived curse and bring honor to her family.

  24. The Locket

    Stacey Jay

    ★ 3.7 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
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