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Her Last Breath
A Novel
by Taylor Adams
January 07, 2026
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From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition--and the dark truth of what happens deep underground.

After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Allie. Their lives have diverged sharply since high school--Allie is a self-made travel influencer, while Tess is a shy (and claustrophobic) legal assistant struggling to pay for law school. Maybe she's a little jealous of Allie's globe-trotting life. Who wouldn't be?

As Tess and Allie descend into the depths, they realize...

W. E. B. Griffin Direct Action
by Jack Stewart
October 20, 2025
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When the original Presidential Agent is gunned down during a mass shooting, Pick McCoy swears a brutal revenge in this revival of W. E. B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling series.

Charley Castillo, the original Presidential Agent is in Virginia Beach to visit his son when two gunmen appear. Charley is able to thwart a deadly mass shooting, but he is hit and badly injured.

Meanwhile Pick McCoy is at the Naval Academy catching up with some old friends. When the news of the attack reaches him, he senses that this is no random event. While Charley clings to life, Pick...

Famous
A Novel
by Blake Crouch
July 23, 2025
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A man goes to terrifying extremes to adopt his celebrity doppelganger's life in this darkly comedic psychological suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Upgrade.

The basis for the upcoming A24 film Famous, starring Zac Efron.


“My name is Lancelot Blue Dunkquist, and the best thing about me is, when you doll me up right, I look just like the movie star James Jansen.”

Meet Lance. Thirty-eight years old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents’ garage. By all accounts, a world-class loser. Save for one glaring exception: He has a million-dollar face.

Lance has been...

Judge Stone
A Novel
by James Patterson,Viola Davis
December 08, 2025
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Viola Davis and James Patterson have written an incredible courtroom drama and created the most unforgettable character in years.



All rise...for Judge Stone.



The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South.



Criminally, it's open-and-shut.

Ethically, there is no middle ground.

Essentially, it's a choice between life and death.



No...

Death Times Seven
A Daniel Pitt Novel
by Anne Perry,Victoria Zackheim
January 07, 2026
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Two violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series.

1913: Junior attorney Daniel Pitt must step in for his friend, fellow attorney Toby Kitteridge, whose parents have been brutally attacked. Toby's mother is dead and his father, a village vicar, is barely alive. With Toby returning to the family home in rural Ipswich, struggling with grief and disbelief, Daniel remains in London to substitute for Toby and defend Peter Ward, on trial for the sexual assault and murder of a young...

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The Graveyard Book (Children)
by Neil Gaiman
June 25, 2020
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It takes a graveyard to raise a child.

Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and...

The Fault in Our Stars (Teen)
by John Green
June 25, 2020
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

The Nix
A Novel
by Nathan Hill
June 25, 2020
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Love, betrayal, politics, pop culture, and family

A Prayer for Owen Meany
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July 23, 2020
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When dwarfish Owen Meany kills his best friend's mom with a baseball, he feels his only chance at redemption is martyrdom. His story then becomes an inspiration to thousands.

A Time to Kill
Jack Brigance #1
by John Grisham
June 25, 2020
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The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault  rifle--and takes justice into his own outraged hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own...

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A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
by Mahogany L. Browne
February 21, 2025
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In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fear and loss, these New York City teens prevail with love, resilience and hope. From the award-winning author of Chlorine Sky and Vinyl Moon.

"[A] gorgeous, tender testament to the generation of young people who shouldered the pandemic.”
--Brendan Kiely, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author


Grief, pain, hope, and love collide in this short story collection.

In New York City, teens, their families, and their communities feel...

This Thing of Ours
by Frederick Joseph
May 07, 2025
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The powerful and timely YA novel debut from two-time New York Times best-selling author Frederick Joseph is a deeply heartfelt story--and a rallying cry against book banning.

In an instant, Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now that basketball is no longer a major part of his identity, Ossie--a Black teen who doesn't come from wealth and privilege--must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins...

The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson
August 25, 2025
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New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another stunning, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, following a freshman girl whose college life is turned upside down when her roommate's ex-convict brother moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every move.

Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington DC. When her new roommate's brother is released from prison, the last thing Jordyn expects is to come home and find the ex-convict on their dorm room sofa. But Devonte needs a place to stay while he gets back...

A Steeping of Blood
by Hafsah Faizal
August 13, 2025
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"Brewed to perfection.” —Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals

After the jaw-dropping ending of #1 New York Times-bestseller A Tempest of Tea, Hafsah Faizal crafts a deliciously twisty and seductive sequel that will leave readers breathless until the very last page. A romantic vampire fantasy novel for fans of Immortal Dark and Heartless Hunter.

Arthie Casimir has had her tea. Now she's out for blood.

White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. The press are dead, the public is calling for justice, vampires are in danger, and amid...

Moth Dark
by Kika Hatzopoulou
October 21, 2025
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From the bestselling author of Threads That Bind comes a timeline-crossing romantic fantasy about a girl in love with a world of darkness—and with the mysterious heir to its throne—who must fight to prevent the destruction of all she loves.

“A lush, breathtaking, and wholly unique fantasy. I was entranced.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

This gorgeous hardcover edition features charcoal gray hued edges for a shadowy, ominous look.

Sascia has always loved the Dark. Six years ago, when the world she knew collided with the world of the...

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Paper Chase
by Julia Donaldson
December 18, 2025
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From bestselling author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator of The Christmas Pine, a new story of friendship, loss, and adventure connected by one very special tree.

 

Under a tree, a boy with a book and girl with a paper plane meet and play over the course of a wonderful day. Then they are parted -- perhaps never to meet again. Soon their tree is felled and starts a new journey to become paper to make hundreds of different things... including a book for a girl and a notepad for a boy. Can a new paper plane find its way...

Do I Love You? Yes I Do!
by Ruth Forman
December 18, 2025
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From bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vivid picture book celebrating motherhood, daughterhood, and the magic of love.

Do I love you?

Love shapes every moment in our lives. From a morning sunrise with colors bold to dandelion wishes carried on the wind to an evening sunset with shades soft and cool, the world is made of love.

Here is a book that asks and answers the most important question loved ones can ever share: Do I love you? Yes, I do!

Plenty of Pancakes
by Carrie Finison
December 31, 2025
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From the creators of Dozens of Doughnuts comes a lively take on friendship, springtime, and counting by fives.

Opossum Topsy is preparing a "Welcome Spring!" meal for her bear friend LouAnn, who has been asleep all winter long. She's brought milk, eggs, berries, and syrup, and soon she has five perfect pancakes, fresh from the pan. But when Topsy's back is turned—MUNCH! MUNCH! MUNCH!—she discovers someone has eaten all of the pancakes! No problem, she'll just make more, counting out five at a time. But then, it happens again! Who could the thief be?

Whether it's squirrels, or...

Mister Norton's New Truck
by Huw Lewis Jones
December 31, 2025
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In this humorous story for children ages 3-7, Mr. Norton finds that a bear has borrowed his bicycle and accidentally ruined the wheels. How will Mr. Norton get to work now?

One Monday morning, Horace Norton finds that a bear has accidentally broken his bicycle, and now he doesn't have a way to get to work.

As the week progresses, Mr. Norton tries different vehicles for his journey with limited success: The bus is too busy, his roller skates slip too much, his scooter is too small, and his little red wagon is too wobbly!

Luckily, Mr. Norton remembers that his grandfather’s old...

It's My Bird-Day!
by Mo Willems
December 31, 2025
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The Pigeon has the hat. And the hot dog cake! He is ready for the presents!



But . . . do YOU think The Pigeon can handle his BIG bird-day surprise!?!



Get ready for a very special birthday celebration from three-time Caldecott honoree Mo Willems.

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