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  1. With My Back to the World

    Victoria Chang

    ★ 4.0 (701) average on Goodreads

    Victoria Chang uses Agnes Martin's minimalist art to explore depression, grief, and the self in a collection that redefines how we see and are seen.

  2. Coolie

    Mulk Raj Anand

    ★ 3.8 (701) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Munoo, a young boy uprooted from his village, embarks on a harsh, picaresque odyssey through pre-Partition India, enduring the brutal realities of servitude, factory labor, and rickshaw pulling in a desperate fight for survival.

  3. The Man Without a Face

    Isabelle Holland

    ★ 3.8 (699) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A lonely boy finds an unlikely father figure and discovers the complex, often challenging, true nature of love and acceptance while preparing for a school entrance exam with his reclusive, scarred tutor.

  4. The Last Song

    Rachael English

    ★ 4.1 (692) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A podcaster uncovers the four-decade-old mystery of a vanished all-female Irish rock band, forcing its former lead singer to face the secret that shattered their dreams just before stardom.

  5. Desire

    Kailin Gow

    ★ 3.6 (690) average on Goodreads

    In a future where destiny is decided at eighteen, Kama's world changes when a mysterious stranger with telepathic abilities sparks a forbidden desire that challenges her planned life and threatens to reveal a devastating truth.

  6. The Aristocats

    Walt Disney Company

    ★ 4.1 (688) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A pampered Parisian cat duchess and her three kittens are dognapped by a greedy butler and must rely on a charming alley cat and his jazz-loving friends to find their way home.

  7. The Prisoner

    Omar Shahid Hamid

    ★ 4.0 (686) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    In the chilling streets of Karachi, a kidnapped American journalist's Christmas Eve execution deadline ignites a desperate race against time, exposing a city rife with jihadis, corrupt police, and treacherous political machinations where nothing is as it seems.

  8. Way Down Deep

    Ruth White

    ★ 3.9 (681) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An orphaned girl in 1940s West Virginia uncovers the mystery of her origins, only to discover that the truest family ties are forged not by blood, but by the unwavering love of the quirky town that raised her.

  9. Our Strange New Land

    Patricia Hermes

    ★ 3.8 (681) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nine-year-old Elizabeth Baker writes in her diary about her new life in the Jamestown colony, from making friends with Native Americans to exploring the forests, for her twin brother in England.

  10. On Fear

    Jiddu Krishnamurti

    ★ 4.3 (681) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Krishnamurti shows how fear poisons love, joy, and clear thought, urging direct self-inquiry to find its root.

  11. This Is the Story of You

    Beth Kephart

    ★ 3.4 (679) average on GoodreadsMystery

    After a superstorm destroys her barrier island home and strands her family, a young woman must solve the mysteries of a vanished friend and a strange arrival, all while facing a future as broken as the land around her.

  12. Kingsblood Royal

    Sinclair Lewis

    ★ 4.0 (678) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A white banker's comfortable world breaks apart when he finds out about his African ancestry, sending him on a funny and moving journey that reveals the racial tensions of 1940s America.

  13. The Distance To Home

    Jenn Bishop

    ★ 4.3 (677) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After her sister's death, a former star pitcher finds her way back to baseball and healing through a minor-league team her family hosts.

  14. The Tragedy of Mariam

    Elizabeth Cary

    ★ 3.2 (675) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    After Herod's presumed death, his wife Mariam navigates political currents and familial betrayals, facing a choice between loyalty and her own life.

  15. Storm

    Brigid Kemmerer

    ★ 4.3 (671) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A girl targeted by her ex-boyfriend discovers her new crush and his elemental brothers are fugitives, thrusting her into a dangerous world of magic and secrets where she must uncover the truth before a deadly storm consumes them all.

  16. The Royal Family

    William T. Vollmann

    ★ 3.9 (669) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A grief-stricken private detective, haunted by his brother's wife's suicide, goes into San Francisco's underworld to find the fabled Queen of Prostitutes, blurring the lines between loss, desire, and the city's hidden depravities.

  17. Fenway and Hattie

    Victoria J. Coe

    ★ 3.9 (669) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A spirited Jack Russell terrier named Fenway navigates the bewildering new world of the suburbs, convinced that the arrival of a 'new short human friend' and a game called baseball are conspiring to steal his beloved Hattie away.

  18. A Dog of Flanders

    Ouida

    ★ 4.1 (668) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 19th-century Flanders, an orphaned boy artist and his loyal dog face hardship and cruelty, finding comfort only in their bond and dreams of art, leading to a sad, peaceful end.

  19. The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk

    Palden Gyatso

    ★ 4.4 (667) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Palden Gyatso's memoir is a harrowing account of a Tibetan monk's 33 years of Chinese imprisonment and torture, showing his steadfast Buddhist faith despite his culture's destruction.

  20. Doppelganger

    David Stahler Jr.

    ★ 3.7 (665) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A doppelganger built for murder wants to be human after taking over a small-town teen's life, only to find the line between monster and human is blurry.

  21. Out of the Ashes

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 3.9 (665) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A young girl's diary records the agonizing wait between hope and loss as an epidemic threatens her family's farm and every animal she loves.

  22. True Women

    Janice Woods Windle

    ★ 4.1 (660) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    From the Texas Revolution to the dawn of modernity, follow generations of Texas women who ride, shoot, and fight through war, natural disaster, and social upheaval to forge their families' legacies.

  23. The Secrets She Keeps

    Deb Caletti

    ★ 3.3 (660) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Three women facing marital problems uncover the scandalous secrets of a 1950s Nevada 'divorce ranch,' revealing how the past's quest for freedom mirrors their own search for love and self amid change.

  24. A Giacometti Portrait

    James Lord

    ★ 4.1 (658) average on GoodreadsBiography

    James Lord's memoir details eighteen days in Alberto Giacometti's studio, chronicling the artist's struggle to paint his portrait and revealing the deep human effort behind a masterpiece.

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