Category: Thriller/Mystery
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Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2013 Blurb: Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule…
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Two Degrees by Alan Gratz: Content Guide
Publication Date: Oct 2022 Blurb: Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks–and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Owen and his best friend,…
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Coffee We Spill by Chelsea Michelle: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2025 Blurb: She’s ready for adventure–isn’t she? Kate Cunningham is facing the opportunity of a lifetime. As a zoo photographer, she’s spent years photographing animals in carefully controlled environments, but now National Geographic has dangled an irresistible prize: If Kate can snag a unique photo of a legendary bear…
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Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber: Content Guide
Publication Date: Oct 2025 Blurb: It starts with a class in an old movie theater. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real.…
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I Am In Here by Creston Mapes: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2025 Blurb: Eighteen-year-old Hale Frodele is presumed braindead from a tragic church bus accident in which he lost his younger brother, Nate. Little does anyone know-Hale hears and understands everything with crystal clarity.Hale remembers when his mom died at age 44 of pancreatic cancer and his dad…
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The Therapist by B. A. Paris: Content Guide
Publication Date: Jan 2021 Blurb: When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive… As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her…
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The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner: Content Guide
Publication Date: April 2000 Blurb: When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes’s Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go…
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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2024 Blurb: Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t…
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The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R Erickson: Content Guide
Publication Date: Jan 1980 Blurb: The popular Hank the Cowdog series is based on the humorous antics of the canine Head of Ranch Security. In this first book, Hank and his little buddy, Drover, set out to solve a series of baffling murders on the ranch. Is Hank a suspect?…
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Rules For Ruin by Mimi Matthews: Content Guide
Publication Date: May 2025 Blurb: On the outskirts of London sits a seemingly innocuous institution with a secretive aim—train young women to distract, disrupt, and discredit the patriarchy. Outraged by a powerful politician’s systematic attack on women’s rights, the Academy summons its brightest—and most bitter—pupil to infiltrate the odious man’s…
