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The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
by Andy Andrews
A journey of self-discovery and personal growth, identifying the power of making wise decisions.
National Bestseller—,New York Times,, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, What makes the difference between failure and success? The Traveler’s Gift offers a modern day parable of one ... (Goodreads)
The Walk
by Richard Paul Evans
After losing everything, Alan embarks on a walk from Washington to Florida, finding hope and redemption along the way.
"My name is Alan Christoffersen. You don’t know me. ‘Just another book in the library,’ my father would say. ‘Unopened and unread.’ You have no idea how far I’ve come or what I’ve lost. More ... (Goodreads)
The Deep End of the Ocean
by Jacquelyn Mitchard
A family coping with the loss of their son and their journey to reunite.
Wisconsin photographer and housewife Beth Cappadora leaves her youngest son, Ben, alone with his older brother for a brief moment in a crowded Chicago hotel lobby, while attending her high school ... (Wikipedia)
The Tale of Three Trees
by Angela Elwell Hunt
A parable of three trees' journey of faith and ultimate sacrifice.
Featuring the wonderful illustrations of Tim Jonke, this best-selling children's book tells the Easter story from a new and unusual point of view. Three trees on a mountain dream of what they wanted ... (Barnes & Noble)
Also Known As
by Robin Benway
Teen spy Maggie Silver must balance her secret agent life with high school drama.
Which is more dangerous: being an international spy... or surviving high school? Maggie Silver has never minded her unusual life. Cracking safes for the world's premier spy organization and traveling ... (Goodreads)
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
A small town summer filled with magical moments, unfolding the secrets of life.
Chapter 1 — Spending the night in the cupola of his grandfather's house that gives him a panoramic view of the town, Douglas wakes up early on the first day of summer and performs an elaborate series ... (Wikipedia)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
by Nancy E. Turner
A young woman's struggle for independence, chronicles her journey through the American Southwest.
“Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem.” — Omaha World-Herald Nancy E. Turner's unforgettable, These Is My Words, melds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of, Lonesome ... (Barnes & Noble)
Out for Blood
by Alyxandra Harvey
A teenage vampire hunter must navigate a dangerous world of vampires, romance, and family secrets to protect her town.
Hunter Wild just wants to get through her last year at the secret Helios-Ra Academy. To do so, she'll have to betray her grandfather, date a vampire and possibly take down the entire League - all ... (Goodreads)
Blood Feud
by Alyxandra Harvey
A centuries-old feud between two vampire families is reignited when a member of one falls in love with a member of the other.
It's been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living and she must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord ... (Goodreads)
The Backup Boyfriend
by River Jaymes
When a man's boyfriend breaks up with him before a family gathering, he hires a stranger to be his fake boyfriend.
Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a humanitarian award with his ex, Dr. Tyler Hall, Alec’s work with the homeless is about to be recognized. ... (Goodreads)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Explorers embark on an incredible subterranean adventure, uncovering the secrets of a lost world.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high ... (Barnes & Noble)
A March of Kings
by Morgan Rice
The second book in the "Sorcerer's Ring" series follows Thorgrin's journey to become a warrior and his quest to save his people.
A MARCH OF KINGS takes us one step further on Thor's epic journey into manhood, as he begins to realize more about who he is, what his powers are, and as he embarks to become a warrior. After he ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sweet Venom
by Tera Lynn Childs
Three teenage girls, triplets separated at birth, discover their mermaid heritage and fight against a common enemy.
Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Becoming Calder
by Mia Sheridan
Two young artists from different worlds fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Archer's Voice. Becoming Calder is the first part in a two-part romance series. The conclusion, Finding Eden, is available now. There is a place in ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A writer's journey through a supernatural world of secrets and lies.
The Angel's Game is set in Barcelona in the 1920s and 1930s and follows a young writer, David Martin. In a once-abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, Martín makes his living by writing ... (Wikipedia)
The Letter
by Richard Paul Evans
A man finds a letter from his deceased wife, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
Nineteen years after the death of their young daughter, an estranged couple finds a letter at the base of the girl's gravestone. Feeling in his heart that the letter is from the mother who abandoned ... (Goodreads)
My Life with the Walter Boys
by Ali Novak
After losing her family, Jackie moves in with the Walter boys and navigates love, loss, and growing up.
My Life with the Walter Boys centers on the prim, proper, and always perfect Jackie Howard. When her world is turned upside down by tragedy, Jackie must learn to cut loose and be part of a family ... (Goodreads)
Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
A group of high school students form a secret club to explore their sexuality and identity.
Russel Middlebrook is keeping a secret from his two best friends, Min, a bright Chinese American girl, and Gunnar, a bright and socially awkward boy. Neither of them knows he is gay and that he has ... (Wikipedia)
The Silver Gryphon
by Mercedes Lackey
A young prince and his companions embark on a perilous journey to retrieve a magical artifact and save their kingdom from destruction.
A dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon - providing well deserved and much needed security for the people who had lost their homes in the magical Cataclysm which killed the ... (Goodreads)
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Cass and Max-Ernest are on a mission to save a magician who has been kidnapped by the Midnight Sun. But danger lurks around every corner.
Beware! Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book. OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name ... (Goodreads)
Night Chills
by Dean Koontz
A small town is plagued by a mysterious force that causes people to turn into violent killers. A chilling thriller that will keep you on edge.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author Dean Koontz unleashes a contagion on a small Maine town–one that triggers the darkest desires of the soul. Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a ... (Goodreads)
My Love Lies Bleeding
by Alyxandra Harvey
A forbidden romance between a human girl and a vampire boy, set in a world of vampire clans and political intrigue.
The Drakes are rather different to your usual neighbors. They are vampires and some of the members of the family date back to the twelfth century. One of the children, Solange, is the only born ... (Goodreads)
Shattered Mirror
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
A teenage girl discovers she is a vampire and must navigate the dangerous world of vampire politics and power struggles.
To the casual observer, Christopher Ravena and Sarah Vida look like normal high school students. But he’s a vampire who has sworn off human blood, and she’s a witch, a daughter of the most powerful ... (Goodreads)
Lucia, Lucia
by Adriana Trigiani
A young woman navigates life in 1950s New York City, pursuing her passion for fashion design and finding love along the way.
It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with ... (Goodreads)
This Book Is Not Good for You
by Pseudonymous Bosch
A warning to readers to put down the book and walk away. A mysterious and dangerous adventure awaits those who continue reading.
The novel starts out with an African girl named Simone, who tastes a piece of chocolate for the Midnight Sun (as the book centers around the sense of taste , like the first novel, which centers ... (Wikipedia)
Storm Rising
by Mercedes Lackey
A young mage must navigate political intrigue and magical threats to save her kingdom from a devastating storm.
In Storm Rising , mysterious mage-storms are wreaking havoc on Valdemar, Karse, and all the kingdoms of the West, plaguing these lands not only with disastrous earthquakes, monsoons, and ice storms, ... (Goodreads)
The Soulkeepers
by G.P. Ching
After discovering they are the only ones who can save humanity, five teenagers must protect the world from evil forces.
When fifteen-year-old Jacob Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother's car, no one can explain why he was driving or why the police can't find his mother's body. A beautiful and ... (Goodreads)
The Kane Chronicles
by Rick Riordan
Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane discover their family's ancient Egyptian heritage and embark on a dangerous quest to save the world from chaos.
The Red Pyramid, Since his mother’s death six years ago, Carter Kane has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the globe with his father, the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. But while ... (Goodreads)
Before the Devil Breaks You
by Libba Bray
In 1920s New York, a group of paranormal investigators must confront malevolent spirits and their own personal demons.
New York City.,1927.,Lights are bright.,Jazz is king.,Parties are wild.,And the dead are coming... After battling a supernatural sleeping sickness that claimed two of their own, the Diviners have had ... (Goodreads)
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
A Martian invasion of Earth, exploring the limits of human resilience.
The narrative opens by stating that as humans on Earth busied themselves with their own endeavours during the mid-1890s, aliens on Mars began plotting an invasion of Earth because their own resources ... (Wikipedia)
