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  1. Passionate Minds

    David Bodanis

    ★ 4.1 (961) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In an era of intellectual change, "Passionate Minds" tells the story of Voltaire and Émilie du Châtelet's romance and scientific work, showing how her genius helped lead to Einstein's E=mc².

  2. A Fine White Dust

    Cynthia Rylant

    ★ 3.6 (959) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A young boy faces a charismatic preacher's call, forcing him to choose between his familiar world and loved ones or an elusive spiritual salvation.

  3. Loch

    Paul Zindel

    ★ 3.6 (958) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a scientific expedition to prove lake monsters exist turns deadly, a young boy named Loch discovers the prehistoric beasts are gentle and must risk everything to protect them from a ruthless mogul.

  4. King of the Cloud Forests

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 3.8 (957) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded in the Himalayas during wartime, a young boy's perilous escape takes an astonishing turn when he's captured by an ancient, reclusive civilization who believe him to be their prophesied king.

  5. The Man Without A Country

    Edward Everett Hale

    ★ 3.7 (956) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Banished to a life at sea, forbidden to hear his homeland's name, a treasonous lieutenant faces the isolating cost of renouncing the United States, his silent punishment mirroring a nation at war.

  6. Absolution

    Jennifer Laurens

    ★ 4.0 (956) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Zoe sees spirits. This ability pulls her into a war between Heaven and Hell, forcing her to choose between sacrificing her soul to save loved ones or watching an archdemon destroy them.

  7. River of Earth

    James Still

    ★ 4.0 (955) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1920s Kentucky coal country, a young boy watches his family struggle between the harsh demands of the mines and the quiet strength of their mountain farm, enduring a world both difficult and unexpectedly beautiful.

  8. Hunted

    P.C. Cast

    ★ 3.8 (955) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As an ancient evil enchants her school, Zoey must uncover a forgotten past to find truths that could shatter her world and expose the new consort's true nature.

  9. The Dirty Dozen

    E.M. Nathanson

    ★ 4.0 (955) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Twelve condemned G.I.s in WWII are given a brutal chance at redemption: a suicidal mission behind enemy lines where violence is their only currency and their lives are expendable.

  10. The World of Suzie Wong

    Richard Mason

    ★ 3.9 (955) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1950s Hong Kong, a British artist finds his muse and forbidden love in a Chinese prostitute, risking everything they hold dear.

  11. Blue

    Joyce Moyer Hostetter

    ★ 4.3 (951) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    During WWII, a young girl in rural North Carolina faces a polio epidemic, finding strength and community support when the disease affects her family.

  12. Gideon

    Jacquelyn Frank

    ★ 3.8 (949) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    A reclusive ancient demon healer must confront his past passion for the Demon King's sister and fight a rising tide of human necromancers to save her and their hidden world.

  13. Bloodlines

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 3.7 (941) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An alchemist protecting a royal vampire finds her world of human loyalty and magical secrecy unraveling amidst forbidden romance and escalating threats at a human boarding school.

  14. That Little Voice in Your Head

    Mo Gawdat

    ★ 4.1 (941) average on Goodreads

    A former Google X executive shares his personal story and practical ways to manage the harmful inner voice that affects our happiness.

  15. Peace

    Richard Bausch

    ★ 3.8 (934) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the winter of 1944, three American soldiers on a mission in the Italian mountains become entangled with an old man whose unclear loyalty threatens their understanding of peace amid constant war.

  16. Retribution

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    ★ 4.6 (934) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    An immortal gunslinger, resurrected for vengeance and sworn to protect humanity, confronts a lethal assassin who believes he murdered her family, forcing them to unite against an ancient evil threatening both their races.

  17. Our Sister Killjoy

    Ama Ata Aidoo

    ★ 3.8 (931) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Sissie, a Ghanaian student in Europe, navigates Western cultures, grappling with identity, belonging, and post-colonial life.

  18. Jake Drake, Bully Buster

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.8 (931) average on Goodreads

    Second-grader Jake Drake, a perennial bully magnet, must transform into a 'bully buster' when he's unexpectedly paired with the school's biggest tormentor, Link Baxter, for a class project.

  19. The Adventure Of The Three Students

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    ★ 3.6 (931) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When a Greek exam paper is stolen and partially copied just before the test, Sherlock Holmes must deduce which of three brilliant students, each with a motive and opportunity, committed the academic theft before their futures are irrevocably ruined.

  20. Efrén Divided

    Ernesto Cisneros

    ★ 4.5 (929) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When his 'Soperwoman' mother is deported, a young boy named Efrén must become 'Soperboy' to care for his siblings and find a way to reunite his family across the U.S.-Mexico border.

  21. Never Trust a Dead Man

    Vivian Vande Velde

    ★ 3.7 (928) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Accused of murder and sealed in a burial cave with his rival's corpse, Selwyn must grudgingly team up with the resurrected dead man and a witch to unmask the true killer before he starves or succumbs to something far more sinister.

  22. Exile

    Shannon Messenger

    ★ 4.1 (926) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sophie, an elven telepath, must unlock fragmented memories and navigate the treacherous secrets of the Black Swan to protect her friends and the first female alicorn from a looming, unseen enemy.

  23. Three Women

    Marge Piercy

    ★ 3.6 (926) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A lawyer cares for her ailing, independent mother while her adult daughter moves back home, forcing three generations of women to confront their complicated relationships.

  24. The Exiles

    Hilary McKay

    ★ 3.9 (924) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Four book-obsessed sisters face a summer of forced fresh air and chores at their Big Grandma's seaside home, only to discover that even without books, adventure and stories find a way to bloom.

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