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  1. The Sellout

    Paul Beatty

    ★ 3.7 (76k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A young Black man, raised as a psychological experiment, tries to save his erased hometown by bringing back slavery and segregation, leading to a funny, absurd Supreme Court trial that criticizes American racial politics.

  2. The Poky Little Puppy

    Janette Sebring Lowrey

    ★ 4.1 (75k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Five little puppies dig a hole under the fence and go out to play in the meadow, but one poky puppy lags behind and misses out on dessert after supper.

  3. Shiloh

    Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

    ★ 3.9 (75k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A young boy in rural West Virginia defies the local hunter, Judd Travers, to protect a gentle beagle he names Shiloh, risking his family's safety and his own conscience to save the dog from abuse.

  4. Rules of Prey

    John Sandford

    ★ 4.1 (75k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A serial killer who enjoys outsmarting the police with traps meets his intellectual match in Lieutenant Lucas Davenport.

  5. The Killer Angels

    Michael Shaara

    ★ 4.3 (75k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Shaara explores the hearts and minds of Lee, Longstreet, Chamberlain, and Buford during the four most crucial and bloody days of the American Civil War at Gettysburg, revealing the human cost and moral dilemmas that shaped the conflict.

  6. A Bear Called Paddington

    Michael Bond

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A polite bear from Peru, who loves marmalade and causes unintentional chaos, finds a home and adventure with the Brown family in London.

  7. American Assassin

    Vince Flynn

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After the Lockerbie attack kills his girlfriend, Mitch Rapp changes from a college athlete into a deadly black ops agent, enacting revenge across Europe and Beirut.

  8. The Last Letter from Your Lover

    Jojo Moyes

    ★ 4.0 (75k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A forgotten trove of passionate letters from 1960 unravels a forbidden affair, compelling a modern journalist to unearth the lovers' fate and confront the echoes in her own complicated life.

  9. What Is the What

    Dave Eggers

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Orphaned by civil war, Valentino Achak Deng journeys across Sudan and Ethiopia, facing loss and finding strength as he navigates conflict.

  10. Evernight

    Claudia Gray

    ★ 3.6 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    At a mysterious boarding school for the undead, an ordinary girl falls for a rebellious boy, only to discover their forbidden love is a dangerous secret that could expose her own dark truth.

  11. Practical Magic

    Alice Hoffman

    ★ 3.8 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two bewitched sisters, bound by an ancient curse and the longing for ordinary love, discover that escaping their magical legacy is far more complicated than running away.

  12. Inkdeath

    Cornelia Funke

    ★ 3.9 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the Inkworld falls to the Adderhead's rule and winter spreads, Mo, the Silver Tongue, must outsmart Death and rewrite a tragic story to save his family and their enchanted world.

  13. Out of the Silent Planet

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 3.9 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A philologist abducted to Mars finds a universe full of life and purpose, only to learn his own Earth is the 'silent planet,' cut off from the cosmos.

  14. A Voice in the Wind

    Francine Rivers

    ★ 4.6 (75k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In war-torn Jerusalem and decadent ancient Rome, a Jewish slave girl keeps her forbidden faith, navigating a dangerous love with a Roman aristocrat while a barbarian gladiator fights for survival in the arena.

  15. The Elements of Style

    William Strunk Jr.

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    This guide distills the art of clear, concise writing into actionable principles, helping you craft elegant and impactful sentences.

  16. Memnoch the Devil

    Anne Rice

    ★ 3.8 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Hunted by a mortal woman and pursued by the Devil himself, Lestat enters a spiritual battle for his soul, choosing between damnation and salvation across all creation.

  17. The Wright Brothers

    David McCullough

    ★ 4.1 (75k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Wilbur and Orville Wright, two bicycle mechanics, used grit, curiosity, and ingenuity to achieve human flight.

  18. The Next Always

    Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.1 (75k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An architect renovating a historic inn finally builds the courage to pursue the bookstore owner he's liked since adolescence, as their small town watches their love story unfold.

  19. Spinning Silver

    Naomi Novik

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A moneylender's daughter, who boasts of turning silver into gold, accidentally traps herself and two other women in a dangerous game with the Staryk king and a cursed tsar, threatening their world.

  20. Homeland

    R.A. Salvatore

    ★ 4.2 (75k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A drow outcast defies his murderous family and the evil of his race in the sunless Underdark, seeking a new life beyond the shadows.

  21. The Rooster Bar

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.6 (75k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Three law students, burdened by predatory debt from a fraudulent institution, devise a plan to expose the corrupt system and escape financial ruin by quitting school just months before graduation.

  22. Silas Marner

    George Eliot

    ★ 3.6 (74k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A reclusive weaver, embittered by betrayal and loss, finds redemption and the meaning of wealth through an orphaned golden-haired child.

  23. Infinite Jest

    David Foster Wallace

    ★ 4.3 (74k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a future America where corporate sponsorship has taken over the calendar and entertainment is a weapon, the fractured lives of a junior tennis prodigy, his absent intellectual father, and a recovering addict converge in a sprawling, tragicomic exploration of addiction, depression, and the relentless pursuit of happiness.

  24. A Reliable Wife

    Robert Goolrick

    ★ 3.3 (74k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An isolated, wealthy businessman and a calculating woman with a secret plan marry, each intending to kill the other, only to find their sinister goals complicated by an unexpected love.

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