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The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
An epic adventure through Middle-earth, filled with danger and magic.
Gandalf tricks Bilbo Baggins into hosting a party for Thorin Oakenshield and his band of twelve dwarves , (Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur) who sing ... (Wikipedia)
The Great Train Robbery
by Michael Crichton
An ingenious heist of a London-bound train, with the criminals on a thrilling race against time.
In 1854, Edward Pierce, a charismatic and affluent "cracksman" or master thief, makes plans to steal a shipment of gold worth more than twelve thousand pounds being transported monthly from London to ... (Wikipedia)
Kitty Goes to Washington
by Carrie Vaughn
A woman faces a political crisis and must use her wits to save the day.
In this tantalizing sequel to, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville returns to take on dirty politicians in America's capital. Kitty Norville ... (Goodreads)
Enigma
by Robert Harris
A thrilling tale of espionage and code-breaking during World War II.
In February 1943, Tom Jericho, a gifted cryptanalyst at Bletchley Park , is recuperating in Cambridge from a nervous breakdown brought on by the pressures of work and the breakup of his relationship ... (Wikipedia)
The Partner
by John Grisham
A lawyer's daring escape from a powerful law firm and the pursuit of a hidden fortune.
It's been four years since Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner in a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi , learned of the scheme, masterminded by his firm's client, shipbuilding magnate Benny Aricia, to ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
by Stieg Larsson
Final installment of the Millennium Trilogy, following a female hacker's fight for justice.
The book begins as Lisbeth Salander is flown to Sahlgrenska Hospital . It picks up where The Girl Who Played with Fire left off. After surgery, Salander is moved to an intensive care ward under ... (Wikipedia)
Peril at End House
by Agatha Christie
Detective Hercule Poirot solves a mystery at a seaside resort, with danger lurking around every corner.
Poirot and Hastings are staying at a Cornish resort. Conversing with Magdala "Nick" Buckley, Poirot believes that someone is out to kill her, confirmed when he finds a bullet that Nick had thought to ... (Wikipedia)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Adventures of two boys on a journey down the Mississippi River, testing the limits of their freedom.
Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840s . A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming ... (Wikipedia)
Patriot Games
by Tom Clancy
A former CIA analyst must protect his family from domestic terrorists, while thwarting a major international conspiracy.
A kidnapping attempt on the Prince and Princess of Wales and their infant son occurs at the Mall in London . The attack is orchestrated by members of the Ulster Liberation Army , an ideologically ... (Wikipedia)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
by John Tiffany
A magical adventure of friendship and family, as the characters confront past mistakes and fight for the future.
The play is divided in two parts, consisting of two acts each. In the opening scene, set during the epilogue of, Deathly Hallows, in the year 2017, Harry and Ginny Potter send their son, Albus ... (Wikipedia)
The Heir
by Kiera Cass
A young woman vies for the crown in a competition of strength, wit, and courage.
A new era dawns in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series America and Maxon’s fairy-tale romance enchanted readers from the very first page of, The Selection,. Now ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Selection
by Kiera Cass
A young girl competes in a televised competition to become a prince's bride.
In a futuristic world where society is divided into castes, with Ones as the most prosperous, consisting of royals and elites, and Eights who are mostly orphans, drug users, handicapped, and ... (Wikipedia)
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan
A daring adventure to recover a powerful artifact, with a kingdom's fate at stake.
Ba'alzamon presides over a clandestine meeting. In addition to Forsaken and Darkfriends (the antagonist 's known subordinates), the meeting includes two Aes Sedai . At Fal Dara in Shienar, following ... (Wikipedia)
First Lord's Fury
by Jim Butcher
Epic fantasy adventure as an army of magical creatures and humans fight to save their kingdom.
Returning from the ruined continent of Canea, Gaius Octavian, his girlfriend Kitai, the Canim warmaster Varg, and their legions find that most of the Aleran Empire has been destroyed or besieged by ... (Wikipedia)
Blood Rites
by Jim Butcher
A thrilling urban fantasy adventure, pitting a wizard against a powerful cult.
For Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, there have been worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Dodging flaming monkey poo, for instance. Or going ... (Goodreads)
Prep
by Curtis Sittenfeld
A teenage girl's struggle to find her place and identity in an elite prep school.
Curtis Sittenfeld’s debut novel, Prep , is an insightful, achingly funny coming-of-age story as well as a brilliant dissection of class, race, and gender in a hothouse of adolescent angst and ... (Goodreads)
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
by Michael D. Watkins
Practical advice for new leaders on how to navigate their first three months in a role.
Since its original release, The First 90 Days has become the bestselling globally acknowledged bible of leadership and career transitions. In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, ... (Goodreads)
Two for the Dough
by Janet Evanovich
A humorous crime novel involving an unlikely bounty hunter and a dangerous search for a fugitive.
While Stephanie is looking for Kenny around their Trenton neighborhood, the friend he shot - Moogey Bues - is shot again. This second attack is fatal, which complicates the case against Kenny. At the ... (Wikipedia)
The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan
Two boys must venture into enemy territory to save their kingdom from destruction.
In the prologue, Halt (a legendary Ranger) sees Dirk Reacher, one of Morgarath's allies, give him a plan. Halt thinks about this, but eventually decides it's true. Meanwhile, on a special mission for ... (Wikipedia)
Fool's Fate
by Robin Hobb
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's struggle to save his homeland from war and destruction.
Once assassin to the king, Fitz is now Skillmaster to Prince Dutiful's small band, sailing towards the distant Out Island of Aslevjal. His duty is to help the Prince fulfil the Narcheska Elliania's ... (Wikipedia)
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
A young magician's quest to confront an ancient evil and restore balance to the magical world.
The British Empire is falling apart. Many commoners are unhappy with the current government, though none of the commoners claim responsibility for the status quo. The magician's demons are being ... (Wikipedia)
The Time Paradox
by Eoin Colfer
A time-traveling adventure to save the universe from destruction.
Angeline Fowl, Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a debilitating disease, which Artemis worsens by trying to use magic. Artemis desperately contacts Captain Holly Short and No. 1 , in hopes that they ... (Wikipedia)
Abaddon's Gate
by James S.A. Corey
A crew of space explorers venture through an alien structure in search of a new home.
Abaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier. Until now. ... (Goodreads)
100 Cupboards
by N.D. Wilson
A young boy discovers a secret world of magic and adventure hidden within the walls of his home.
Henry York moves to Henry, Kansas to live with his Uncle Frank, Aunt Dotty, and cousins Penelope, Henrietta, and Anastasia after his parents are abducted while bike trekking in South America. On his ... (Wikipedia)
Four Past Midnight
by Stephen King
Four horror stories exploring the mysteries of fate, time and the supernatural.
At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instang of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and ... (Goodreads)
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
A young witch must use her newfound magical powers to survive the trials of her witch apprenticeship.
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett is a fantasy novel about a girl who is learning her place as a witch. Early in the novel, Tiffany Aching leaves her home in the chalk country (based on England's ... (Wikipedia)
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
by Mariana Zapata
A woman unexpectedly falls in love with her brooding, NFL-star neighbor.
Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing. She shouldn't feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sweetbitter
by Stephanie Danler
A young woman's coming-of-age story in the restaurant industry of New York City.
Tess is twenty-two when she packs up her things in her car and moves from Ohio to New York City. Knowing nothing and no one she stumbles her way into a job at a semi-prestigious restaurant as a back ... (Wikipedia)
Making Money
by Terry Pratchett
A daring attempt to control gold and currency markets in an alternate world.
Moist von Lipwig is bored with his job as the Postmaster General of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office, which is running smoothly without any challenges, so the Patrician tries to persuade him to take over ... (Wikipedia)
Wedding Night
by Sophie Kinsella
A romantic comedy about a newly married couple struggling to master the dynamics of a relationship.
Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose, but then his big question involves a trip abroad — not a trip down the aisle. Completely crushed, Lottie reconnects with an old flame, and ... (Goodreads)
The Crystal Shard
by R.A. Salvatore
Epic fantasy adventure, as a group of unlikely heroes join forces to save their kingdom from an evil wizard.
Even in the remote far northern region of Icewind Dale , the renegade dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden is not fully accepted, except by the dwarves whom he had eventually befriended. He roams the ... (Wikipedia)
The Sixth Man
by David Baldacci
A murder mystery set in the world of college basketball, as two brothers work to uncover the truth.
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called to help Edgar Roy, an alleged serial killer awaiting trial. Roy faces almost certain conviction. Roy’s attorney, Sean’s friend and mentor Ted Bergin, is set ... (Wikipedia)
Eliza and Her Monsters
by Francesca Zappia
A reclusive teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, as she navigates her secret online fandom.
“A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.”—Marieke Nijkamp, New York Times– bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends This ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hell House
by Richard Matheson
A group of paranormal investigators explore a haunted mansion, facing the horrors within.
The story of Hell House concerns four people – Dr. Lionel Barrett, a physicist with an interest in parapsychology , his wife Edith, and two mediums (Florence Tanner, a spiritualist and mental medium, ... (Wikipedia)
Gone, Baby, Gone
by Dennis Lehane
Private detectives search for a missing four-year-old girl in an urban environment.
Boston private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are hired to find four-year-old Amanda McCready, abducted from her bed on a warm, summer night. They meet her stoned-out, strangely ... (Goodreads)
House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones
An orphan girl's magical adventure to restore order to her uncle's chaotic house.
Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his ... (Goodreads)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han
A young girl navigates the ups and downs of first love and family.
Now in her final year of high school, Lara Jean Song Covey is excitedly looking forward to attending school with her boyfriend, Peter Kavinsky, at the University of Virginia (UVA). Peter has been ... (Wikipedia)
The Crown
by Kiera Cass
A young woman must compete in a royal selection contest to become queen of a powerful kingdom.
The spectacular happily ever after of the #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series Kiera Cass’s #1, New York Times, bestselling Selection series has captured the hearts of readers from its very ... (Barnes & Noble)
Loveless, Volume 01
by Yun Kouga
A young couple's struggle to find a missing person and their own place in the world.
The long-awaited continuation of the best-selling series, a masterpiece tale of intrigue and innocence lost. Ritsuka Aoyagi is alone in the world—never fitting in at school and alienated from his own ... (Barnes & Noble)
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings
A young man must accept his destiny and fulfill an ancient prophecy to save the world.
A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE ... (Goodreads)
Rilla of Ingleside
by L.M. Montgomery
A coming-of-age story of a young woman during World War I, learning about life and love.
Set almost a decade after, Rainbow Valley, , Europe is on the brink of the First World War, and Anne's youngest daughter Rilla is an irrepressible almost-15-year-old, excited about her first adult ... (Wikipedia)
Princess in Love
by Meg Cabot
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of romance.
In this volume, Mia struggles to decide how to break up with her boyfriend Kenny . In, The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight, Kenny, Mia's biology partner at school, sent ... (Wikipedia)
The Vampire's Assistant
by Darren Shan
A young man embarks on a thrilling adventure in a secret world of vampires.
Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy - until his visit to the Cirque Du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a Vampire's Assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation ... (Goodreads)
No Man's Land
by David Baldacci
A disgraced ex-CIA agent must confront a deadly conspiracy in order to clear his name.
The protagonist, John Puller, Jr., a former Army Ranger who served at Iraq and Afghanistan and now works for the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigations Division , is spurred to investigate the unsolved ... (Wikipedia)
The Castle in the Attic
by Elizabeth Winthrop
A young boy discovers a magical castle in his attic and embarks on a thrilling journey.
William is given a realistic model of a castle by his family's English housekeeper, Mrs. Phillips, who tells him that it has been in her family for many many years and that its toy silver knight ... (Wikipedia)
Losing It
by Cora Carmack
A young woman learns to embrace life and take chances as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, Bliss Edwards decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible - a one-night stand. But her plan turns ... (Goodreads)
The Score
by Elle Kennedy
A young woman takes a chance on her dreams, risking everything on a dangerous gamble.
He knows how to score, on and off the ice, Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Mistake
by Elle Kennedy
A college student navigates a complicated relationship as she discovers her true identity.
He’s a player in more ways than one… College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing ... (Goodreads)
P.S. I Like You
by Kasie West
A teenage girl's struggles to discover her identity, with the help of a secret admirer.
Signed, sealed, delivered...While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Charm School
by Nelson DeMille
A former CIA agent must stop a group of ex-KGB agents from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The novel's hero is U.S Air Force Colonel Sam Hollis, a former F-4 Phantom Fighter pilot , who fought in Vietnam . Hollis was shot down during the war , and was disqualified from flying. Later on he ... (Wikipedia)
The Apocalypse Codex
by Charles Stross
A secret agent's mission to protect humanity from a powerful cult and its apocalyptic agenda.
For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to management within the Laundry, the supersecret British government ... (Goodreads)
Why We Took the Car
by Wolfgang Herrndorf
Two teenage boys embark on a journey of self-discovery, learning to accept life's uncertainties.
Maik Klingenberg,14, comes from an affluent but dysfunctional family home in Marzahn , a part of eastern Berlin. In school he is an outsider, which is why at the beginning of summer break he is not ... (Wikipedia)
Wolf by Wolf
by Ryan Graudin
A daring mission to alter the course of history by infiltrating a deadly Nazi race.
From the author of, The Walled City, comes a fast-paced and innovative novel that will leave you breathless. Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
by Joanne Fluke
A small-town baker gets wrapped up in a murder investigation as she searches for clues to solve the case.
The residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, are planning to paint the town red, white, and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July—but the fireworks are already going off at Hannah Swensen’s bake shop, The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Taken
by Robert Crais
A private investigator and an ex-Marine team up to solve a kidnapping case.
When Nita Morales hires Elvis Cole to find her missing adult daughter, she isn’t afraid, even though she’s gotten a phone call asking for ransom. She knows it’s a fake, that her daughter is off with ... (Goodreads)
Savvy
by Ingrid Law
A family discovers the power of their special inherited magical gifts.
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her ... (Goodreads)
The Boy in the Suitcase
by Lene Kaaberbøl
A nurse discovers an abandoned suitcase containing a young boy, uncovering a sinister criminal network.
Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can’t say no when someone asks for help—even when she knows better. When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a ... (Goodreads)
First Term at Malory Towers
by Enid Blyton
An excited girl joins a boarding school, making lifelong friendships while encountering new adventures.
Twelve year old Darrell Rivers is travelling by train to her new boarding school - Malory Towers - for her first year. She quickly befriends several of the girls in her dormitory, including lively ... (Wikipedia)
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 1
by Hisaya Nakajo
A teenage girl disguises herself as a boy to join her idol's all-boys school.
Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the United States, watches a program on TV featuring a high jumper named Izumi Sano. She was amazed by his performance and begins following his athletic ... (Wikipedia)
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