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by Karen Roberts
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In Sri Lanka's araliya gardens, a Sinhalese girl and a Tamil boy fall in forbidden love, which is tragically destroyed by ethnic violence in July.
by Jean Van Leeuwen
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A small-time theater mouse boss, obsessed with gangster movies, leads his bumbling crew on their biggest heist yet: a daring raid on a cheese shop, only to face a formidable feline foe.
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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In 1921 Tulsa, a young Black man accused of rape by a white woman must escape a lynch mob while the woman, scarred by her own trauma, finds the courage to reveal the truth before the city erupts in racial violence.
by Fiona Kidman
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After Scottish clearances, a strict preacher leads his followers across oceans to a promised land, but three generations of women challenge his rigid rules, finding their own paths through exile and hardship.
by John Berger
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John Berger and Selçuk Demirel create a visually rich, poetic reflection on smoking, showing smokers as outlaws in a society that accepts industrial pollution while condemning personal habits.
by Kevin Hood
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A young Jane Austen finds her voice and inspiration for her novels through a passionate, yet forbidden, romance with law student Tom Lefroy.
by Mary Jane Staples
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In 1939, a young man from Walworth and a teashop girl begin a lunchtime romance, their quiet moments disrupted by the onset of war.
by Imran Siddiq
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In a future where society splits between the waste-dwelling Underworld and the pristine Overworld, 16-year-old scavenger Zachary defies rules, becoming obsessed with a grieving Overworld girl, Rosa. This forbidden connection starts a dangerous rebellion against a corrupt system.
by Eduardo Galeano
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Galeano's 'Genesis' reclaims history from a Latin American viewpoint, exploring pre-Columbian myths, European conquests, and the continent's lasting spirit.
by William Martin
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In 1916 Boston, a rising politician's life collapses when his rebel cousin sparks a dangerous love triangle and a deadly mission to Ireland, leading to a violent clash of personal desires and historical rebellion on Easter Sunday.
by Dawn FitzGerald
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Tess, a determined soccer player, must rally her teammates and defy the odds to save their beloved soccer program from financial ruin, all while navigating the complexities of friendship and the true meaning of never giving up.
by Belle Whittington
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When a group of friends finds an alien in their small town, their carefree summer turns into a desperate fight for survival, complicated by a developing romance and the dangerous burden of their shared secret.
by Sue Mayfield
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After a dramatic breakup, a heartbroken Isabel finds unexpected solace and a budding romance through a message in a bottle, only to face a terrifying crisis that tests the very depths of her newfound love and courage.
by Hilaire Belloc
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Hilaire Belloc's biography offers a sympathetic, yet clear-eyed, look at Marie Antoinette, the Austrian queen whose early mistakes and unfortunate friendships led her from the French throne to the guillotine.
by Charles W. Colson
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After Watergate and prison, Charles Colson finds a difficult path to redemption, fighting skepticism and his past to build a ministry for prisoners.
by Ben Hecht
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In 1920s journalism, a star reporter tries to quit for marriage but finds a fugitive, leading to a frantic, desk-hiding scoop that pits him against rivals, the sheriff, and his manipulative editor.
by Susan Ee
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Angels unleash an apocalyptic war. A human girl and a winged angel, desperate to heal their loved ones, must confront dark revelations about his past. They choose between their species and their forbidden love to save a shattered world.
by Candace Knoebel
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Burdened by a dark destiny and a fated connection to her enemy, a young woman must unravel a prophecy to save the realms from a war orchestrated by an overthrown Fate, even if it means sacrificing herself.
by John B. Cobb Jr.
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Explore a vision of God and the universe where divine influence is persuasive love, not coercive power, evolving with a constantly changing world.
by Maggie Stiefvater
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To save the girl he loves, a boy must fight a devastating hunt that threatens to tear them apart forever.
by Chloe Neill
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As Chicago's vampire protector, Merit must stop dark magic that threatens her shifter allies and a power capable of overwhelming the supernatural world.
by Colleen Helme
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A captive singer with a magical voice must risk everything on a perilous journey with a suspicious ambassador, forming an alliance that could save two nations or destroy them both, all while battling her own untamed power and a forbidden love.
by Tui Allen
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by Gerome Ragni
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Hair shows the raw energy of youth, rebellion, and a search for freedom in the 1960s counterculture, all set to a rock score that changed Broadway.