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Science Fiction, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban
Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a
black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at
The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window.
And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with
special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same
way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They
are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the
roach motel,” Kalisha says. “You check in, but you don’t check out.”

In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are
ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their
extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens
for the vending machines. If you don’t, punishment is brutal. As each new
victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to
get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.

As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power

of It, The Institute is Stephen King’s gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good
vs. evil in a world where the good guys don’t always win.
Social Commentary, Romance, Humor
What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?

01
When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as
the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his
image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one
problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And
when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation,
U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.

Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control:
staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake,
Instragrammable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either
Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a
secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the
campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the
world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people
we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through?
Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn't always
diplomatic.
Middle-grade, Humor, Contemporary
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-
seven years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-
guns-at-men-who-want-to talk-about-Jesus-crazy. She is also Elsa's
best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her
grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the
Kingdom of Miamas where everybody is different and nobody
needs to be normal.

When Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters

apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa's greatest adventure
begins. Her grandmother's letters lead her to an apartment building
full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and totally ordinary old
crones, but also to the truth about fairytales and kingdoms and a
grandmother like no other.
Social Commentary, Historical Fiction, Classics
01
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship
between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite
Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the
process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the
price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an
exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their
sacrifices, their lies.

A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the

devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last
thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that
has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
01
On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor,
had three goals—sell a house, forget about a recent argument with
her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient
boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up
in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her
lucky day after all.

Still Missing interweaves the year Annie spent as the captive of a

psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfold through
sessions with her psychiatrist, with a second narrative following the
events after her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life
back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity
of her captor.
Romance, Contemporary 01
Flipped is a romance told in two voices. The first time Juli Baker
saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. The first time Bryce saw Juli, he
ran. That’s pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors
until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn’t
as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is
pretty amazing. How these two teens manage to see beyond
the surface of things and come together makes for a comic and
poignant romance.
Historical Fiction, Social Commentary, Classics

01
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has
never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a

single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's
Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book
thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the
help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is
stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library,
wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew
in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning

author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of
our time.
Science Fiction, Classics
01
The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental
quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary
lab mouse. In diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation
increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental
procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it
surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his
metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific
breakthrough of paramount importance--until Algernon begins
his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to
Charlie?
Fantasy, Middle-Grade
'He’ll be famous – a legend – I wouldn’t be surprised if today was

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known as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books written
about Harry – every child in our world will know his name!'

It starts with Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Rubeus

Hagrid leaving a baby boy, with a tuft of jet-black hair and a curiously
shaped wound on his brow, on the doorstep of number four, Privet
Drive. They might have thought that his aunt and uncle would look
after him kindly. But ten years later, Harry Potter sleeps in a cupboard
under the stairs, and the Dursleys – Vernon, Petunia and their son
Dudley – don’t exactly treat him like one of the family. Especially as it
becomes clear quite how different from them he is.

As his eleventh birthday arrives, the time comes for Harry Potter to
discover the truth about his magical beginnings – and embark on
the enthralling, unmissable adventure that will lead him to Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his true friends Ron Weasley and
Hermione Granger, powerful secrets and a destiny he cannot avoid.
Romance, Contemporary
Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take—and frankly,
most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill

01
for the absurd don’t send them running, her lack of filter means
she’ll say exactly the wrong thing in a delicate moment. Their loss.
She’s a good soul in search of honest fun.

Josh Im has known Hazel since college, where her zany

playfulness proved completely incompatible with his mellow
restraint. From the first night they met—when she gracelessly
threw up on his shoes—to when she sent him an unintelligible
email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of
Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later,
after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going
out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.

Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because
setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates
means there’s nothing between them...right?
Mythologies and Fairytales
01
There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then
there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being
Peter Pan’s first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.

Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no

grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place
to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate’s
sword. Because it’s never been all fun and games on the island. Our
neighbors are pirates and monsters. Our toys are knife and stick
and rock—the kinds of playthings that bite.

Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast
following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be
able to stop talking about.
01
Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been
raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to
provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.

But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After
a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to
bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few
meager clues to find him.

When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment

about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at
a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing
girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to
figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.
Romance, Contemporary

01
When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they
come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off
in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and
only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that,
anything goes.

Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that

her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of
marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and
the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren’s
ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When
you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without
marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do
you value? What are you willing to fight for?
Science Fiction, Romance
What isn't written, isn't remembered. Even your crimes.

01
Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured,
hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before.
But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the
Forgetting, a day of no remorse, when each person's memories – of
parents, children, love, life, and self – are lost. Unless they have been
written.

In Canaan, your book is your truth and your identity, and Nadia knows
exactly who hasn't written the truth. Because Nadia is the only person in
Canaan who has never forgotten.

But when Nadia begins to use her memories to solve the mysteries of
Canaan, she discovers truths about herself and Gray, the handsome
glassblower, that will change her world forever. As the anarchy of the
Forgetting approaches, Nadia and Gray must stop an unseen enemy
that threatens both their city and their own existence – before the
people can forget the truth. And before Gray can forget her.
Social Commentary, Classics
01
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With
flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a
paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for
one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged
fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution
against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as
its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and
whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting
clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a
meaning and message still ferociously fresh.
Social Commentary, Romance, Contemporary
Reclusive Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the
truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she

01
chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant to write her
story, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.

Determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career, Monique

listens in fascination. From making her way to Los Angeles in the
1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s - and, of
course, the seven husbands along the way - Evelyn unspools a tale
of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden
love. But as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that
her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

Written with Reid's signature talent for creating "complex, likeable

characters" (Real Simple), this is a mesmerizing journey through the
splendour of Old Hollywood into the sobering realities of the present
day as two women struggle with what it means - and what it costs -
to face the truth.
Science Fiction
01
IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage
Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual
utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the
puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are
based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades
past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can
unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset
by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and
if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real
world he's always been so desperate to escape.
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Marriage can be a real killer.

01
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and
Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and
reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife
disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River.
Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-
worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but
passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have
put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the
police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town
golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate
behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really
a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well
they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side,
Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that
beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of
her bedroom closet?
Historical Fiction, Social Commentary
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about
an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures.

When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn
squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during
the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more
difficult truths of her life like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of
her family’s future resting on her shoulders, or her secret love for a factory boy
who shares none of her talent or ambition. Kimberly learns to constantly
translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds
she straddles.

Through Kimberly’s story, author Jean Kwok, who also emigrated from Hong
Kong as a young girl, brings to the page the lives of countless immigrants who
are caught between the pressure to succeed in America, their duty to their
family, and their own personal desires, exposing a world that we rarely hear
about.

Written in an indelible voice that dramatizes the tensions of an immigrant girl

growing up between two cultures, surrounded by a language and world only
half understood, Girl in Translation is an unforgettable and classic novel of an
American immigrant-a moving tale of hardship and triumph, heartbreak and
love, and all that gets lost in translation.
Romance, Contemporary
They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose.

01
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—
steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than
their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of
the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident.
Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide
travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid
gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.
When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to
show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The
Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t
have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What
do you do when making the person you love happy also means
breaking your own heart?
Mythologies and Fairytales, Historical Fiction, Romance

01
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince,
has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son
Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles
takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young
men skilled in the arts of war and medicine their bond blossoms into
something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles' mother
Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But then word comes that Helen of
Sparta has been kidnapped. Torn between love and fear for his
friend, Patroclus journeys with Achilles to Troy, little knowing that
the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the

epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating
love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace
and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.
Mythologies and Fairytales, Romance
Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow
feather in her hair.

01
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then
she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland
and immediately falls under his spell.

Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares
and enthralls her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of
Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is
risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced
with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life
she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.

With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's
the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not,
that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside
even the most loyal and loving heart.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches comes a magical and
bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who
wouldn't grow up.
Romance, Social Commentary, Contemporary
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of

how small, stops him.

01
ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter

Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation,
when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the
wake of her sister’s recent death.

When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school,
it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to
discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet
make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can
be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak
after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away
the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s
begins to shrink.
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