John is a poet. Only John almost never writes poems, because he is also unemployed. He lives with four friends, and they squat in a loft in New York New York, a fantastical city that resembles the...
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Author: Martinez, Cyrille, Stancil, Joseph PatrickSummary:Genre: Poetry
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Author: Cabot, MegSummary:
What's an American girl with a big mouth, but an equally big heart, to do? Lizzie Nichols has a problem, and it isn't that she doesn't have the slightest idea what she's going to do with her life...
Genre: Humorous fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Clarey, ChristopherSummary:
A major biography of the greatest men's tennis player of the modern era. There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his...
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Author: Athey, DavidSummary:
Eccentric 25-year-old Iowa mail carrier Danny Gospel asks God for a happy, normal life. And then one morning, a lovely lady awakens him with a kiss and disappears. Longing to find her, Danny...
Genre: Religious fiction -
Author: Hautman, PeteSummary:
In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Mass, WendySummary:
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life.
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Author: Frey, JamesSummary:
James Frey pens the candid memoir of his recovery from drug and alcohol addictions with My Friend Leonard. After a stint in jail, James is rocked by further tragedy. Teetering on the brink of...
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Author: Friesen, JonathanSummary:
Jonathan Friesen delivers a nuanced, critically acclaimed debut with this affecting tale of fathers and sons. High schooler Sam's struggle with Tourette's syndrome is made more difficult...
Genre: General fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Mofina, RickSummary:
Jeff Griffin, a mechanic, and his wife, Sarah, travel from Montana to Manhattan to give their nine-year-old son, Cole, his dream vacation as they secretly face the heart-wrenching turmoil that has...
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction), Romance fiction -
Author: Olsson, LindaSummary:
After the unexpected death of his daughter, musician Adam Anker loses all sense of direction in his life. Adrift, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, one that will take him from New Zealand...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Van Draanen, WendelinSummary:
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
Genre: Romance fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Tunney, StephenSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Hieronymus Rexaphin has an amazing talent--he has the ability to see the fourth primary color, and therefore the unique future paths of time and matter. Because his eye color is...
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Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his own psychic abilities.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Thimmesh, CatherineSummary:
When three heroic men traveled aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft bound for the moon, the entire world sat glued to their television sets in suspense. But few knew just how much it took to get that...
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Author: Krauss, NicoleSummary:
It has been decades since Leo Leo Gursky first surrendered his heart, then wrote a book about it--at the tender age of 10--and he's been in love with the same person ever since. Leo believes his...
Genre: Psychological fiction