Number the Stars
Ten year old Annemarie helps her Jewish best friend escape occupied Copenhagen.
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One for the Money
Janet Evanovich's One for the Money fully retold: Stephanie Plum's first bounty hunt, Morelli on a murder charge, Ranger, Lula, Ramirez, and why Trenton still…
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One True Loves
Emma Blair loses husband Jesse presumed dead, rebuilds life in Acton with fiance Sam, then Jesse returns alive after years missing, forcing a painful choice…
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Pachinko
Four generations of a Korean family in Japan, from Sunja's fall and brave marriage to pachinko parlors, discrimination, and sons who choose different ways to…
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Red Rising
Darrow, a Red miner on Mars, loses his wife and is remade as a Gold to infiltrate the Institute, where teens wage war for power and he plots revolution.
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Ruin and Rising
Hiding in the White Cathedral, a weakened Alina hunts the firebird while the Darkling holds Ravka and the Fold widens.
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Something Borrowed
Good girl Rachel loves her best friend's fiance through a summer of weddings and lies.
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Speak
After calling police at a party, ninth grader Melinda stops speaking until art helps her tell.
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Station Eleven
After a flu empties the world, a traveling troupe plays Shakespeare for small towns linked by one dead actor.
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Such a Fun Age
A late-night grocery store clash pulls sitter Emira Tucker and her employer Alix Chamberlain into a tense fight over race, money, and good intentions.
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The Alice Network
Two women, two wars: Eve spied for the Alice Network in 1915 France, Charlie searches for her cousin in 1947, and their road trip pulls both stories together.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
A dying dog named Enzo retells the life of his race car driver owner Denny, from love and fatherhood to loss and a custody fight.
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