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Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsPacked with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need... -
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Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNow available in trade paper with an eye-catching new cover from the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis: Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wish by uncovering the truth behind his favorite story. The answer provides hope and healing and a magical journey for anyone whose life has ever been changed by a book... -
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![Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer]()
Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJust when it looks like Jacky Faber and her beloved Jaimy will finally find their romance, Jacky is accused of treason and must flee Boston while her friends attempt to clear her name. Of course that means wild adventures for our fun-loving heroine, who manages to secure a job as a governess…and run away with the circus. The highly anticipated grand finale of the Bloody Jack Adventures... -
![My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer]()
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew.Inconceivable? Yes! The truth is she€™s secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets—all to save her dear friends... -
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![Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare]()
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 111 ratingsThis comedic play, written by William Shakespeare in the middle of his career, and first published in 1623, is a true battle of the sexes. It is both a clash of wits between two quarrelsome lovers as well as a a near-deadly conflict built on conventions of gender and male rivalry...Categorized as:
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![The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer]()
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsJacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia... -
![Daddy Long-Legs Illustrated by Jean Webster]()
Daddy Long-Legs Illustrated by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsDaddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy Long-Legs. In college she falls in love with a young man who wants to marry her, but she refuses because she is an orphan...Categorized as:
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![Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer]()
Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, and other scoundrels along the way... -
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A Girl of the Limberlost Illustrated by Gene Stratton-Porter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was published in August 1909. It is considered a classic of Indiana literature. It is the sequel to her earlier novel Freckles. The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the Limberlost Swamp... -
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A Girl of the Limberlost Illustrated by Gene Stratton-Porter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 38 ratingswriter and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was published in August 1909. It is considered a classic of Indiana literature. It is the sequel to her earlier novel Freckles. The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the Limberlost Swamp. Even at the time, this impressive wetland region was being reduced by heavy logging, natural oil extraction and drainage for agriculture... -
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Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"Emily Climbs" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is the second book in the Emily of New Moon series. It follows the story of Emily Byrd Starr as she grows into her teenage years and faces new challenges while attending high school in Shrewsbury...Categorized as:
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Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCaptain Blood is one of the great pirate stories. First published in 1922, Rafael Sabatini’s novel has never been out of print. It was the basis for the hit Warner Bros. movie Captain Blood (1935), starring Errol Flynn. Although Blood is a fictional character, much of the historical background of the novel is based on fact... -
![Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore]()
Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore
New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city’s glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future—and his life as a man—and benefit his family... -
![Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery]()
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 49 ratings"Emily of New Moon" by L. M. Montgomery introduces Emily Byrd Starr, a spirited orphan who is sent to live with her strict relatives at New Moon farm. Despite the challenges of her new life, Emily finds solace in her love of writing and her vivid imagination... -
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![Elfquest Archives, Vol. 1 by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini]()
Elfquest Archives, Vol. 1 by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn astonishing mythology of fantasy and adventure, ELFQUEST: ARCHIVES VOL. 1 introduces the legend of Cutter and his Wolfrider clan of elves. Existing on a prehistoric world in which humans and elves are bitter enemies, the Wolfriders live a dangerous life of fatal battles, deadly hunts, and tribal traditions... -
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The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 1 by Riyoko Ikeda
Two-in-One English release of The Rose of Versailles.The Rose of Versailles focuses on Oscar François de Jarjayes, a girl raised as a man to become her father's successor as leader of the Palace Guards... -
![A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood]()
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Great Gatsby meets I Capture the Castle in this gorgeously dreamy coming-of-age romance perfect for fans of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue .It is the summer of 1929. Lou Trevelyan is a small-town girl with big dreams of becoming a writer. Then she meets the Cardew the bubbly Caitlin and her handsome, enigmatic brother, Robert...Categorized as:
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![The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King]()
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. He never imagines he would encounter anyone whose intellect matched his own, much less an audacious teenage girl with a penchant for detection. Miss Mary Russell becomes Holmes's pupil and quickly hones her talent for deduction, disguises and danger...Categorized as:
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![Christie, Agatha - The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha]()
Christie, Agatha - The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsWhen Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabetically speaking, it's one letter down, twenty-five to go.There's a serial killer on the loose. His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway Guide beside each victim's body... -
![Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away by L.A. Meyer]()
Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe vivacious Jacky Faber returns in the tenth tale in L. A. Meyer’s Bloody Jack Adventures, a rip-roaring young-adult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, history, and humor. Once again under the thumb of British Intelligence, Jacky is sent to Spain to spy for the Crown during the early days of the nineteenth-century Peninsular War... -
![Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura, Vol. 12 by Arina Tanemura]()
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura, Vol. 12 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSakura, grieving for all her friends who have died, returns to Aoba’s estate. Enju attacks, and Sakura loses two more people she loves... -
![This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg]()
This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Winslow family lives by five principles:1. No one can know your real name.2. Don’t stay in one place too long.3. If you sense anything is wrong, go immediately to the meeting spot.4. Keeping our family together is everything.5. We wish we could tell you who we are, but we can’t. Please—do not ask... -
![I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith]()
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries...Categorized as:
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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming “Count Malvolio” only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress...Categorized as:
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![Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor]()
Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"What if Peter Pan was a homeless kid just trying to survive, and Wendy flew away for a really good reason?"Seventeen-year-old Kettle has had his share of adversity... -
![Truly Devious 3-Book Box Set: Truly Devious, Vanishing Stair, and Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson]()
Truly Devious 3-Book Box Set: Truly Devious, Vanishing Stair, and Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBestselling author Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy is a hilarious and inspiring whodunit that weaves together the story of a cold case from 1936 and the story of teen sleuth Stevie Bell in the present. The Truly Devious box set includes all three paperbacks in the series and is perfect for gift-giving and binge reading... -
![Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer]()
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's BoyLife as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas...Categorized as:
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![Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys]()
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer...Categorized as:
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![The Wreath by Sigrid Undset]()
The Wreath by Sigrid Undset
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOriginally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicles the courtship of a headstrong and passionate young woman and a dangerously charming and impetuous man. Undset re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political undercurrents of the period... -
![Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer]()
Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJacky Faber has a habit of making waves--even when docked in her adopted city of Boston, where she is attending to the business of Faber Shipping Worldwide. With big dreams and perhaps a bit too much exuberance for the very Puritan populace, she purchases the Pig and Whistle Inn, determined to revive her old stomping grounds and establish a musical theater... -
![Devices Brightly Shining by Shelley Adina]()
Devices Brightly Shining by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me Dreadful relations, high expectations, And a sudden urge to pull up ropes and flee. It is the event of the season—on Twelfth Night, the Dunsmuirs have invited the cream of London society to celebrate the marriage of Lady Claire and Andrew Malvern at a reception to which the Prince Consort himself is expected... -
![Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni]()
Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMean Girls meets Dear White People in this big-hearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belonging—with a propulsive mystery at its heart.Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera... -
![Sense & Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price]()
Sense & Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThree of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Stalking Jack the Ripper. In Sense and Second-Degree Murder, aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood and her sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father’s murder... -
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![Bel Canto by Ann Patchett]()
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 84 ratingsIn an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera... -
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Glow by Megan E. Bryant
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017 SelectionLydia is thrilled to join the working girls in the factory, where they paint luminous watch dials for the soldiers fighting in World War I. In the future, these girls will be known as the tragic Radium Girls: factory workers not only poisoned by the glowing paint, but who also had to fight against men who knew of the paint's deadly effect...Categorized as:
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![Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca]()
Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"Life is a Dream" is Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s most famous play and in the opinion of many the finest in the Spanish language.First published and first produced in 1636, during the heyday of Spain’s golden age of literature, "Life is a Dream" is a play in verse that intertwines a complex family drama with a tale of honor and vengeance...Categorized as:
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![And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle]()
And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the late 1940s, Connecticut teenager Philippa "Flip" Hunter is sent to boarding school in Switzerland after recovering from a knee injury sustained in an automobile accident that also killed her mother...Categorized as:
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![Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson]()
Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson
Sweeping across countries, class and music, Eva Ibboton's classic historical romance, Magic Flutes, is a richly imagined tale of intrigue and identity, with a new introduction from Harriet Evans. In the spring of 1922, young Austrian Princess Theresa-Maria – known to her ancient aunts as 'Putzerl' – abandons her crumbling castle and her royal duties...Categorized as:
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![Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami]()
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
First American PublicationThis stunning and elegiac novel by the author of the internationally acclaimed Wind-Up Bird Chronicle has sold over 4 million copies in Japan and is now available to American audiences for the first time. It is sure to be a literary event...Categorized as:
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![And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle]()
And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFlip doesn't think she'll ever fit in at the Swiss boarding school chosen by her father's girl friend. Besides being homesick for her father and Connecticut, she isn't sophisticated like the other girls, and discussions about boys leave her tongue-tied. Her happiest times are spent apart from the others, sketching or wandering in the mountains... -
![The Housekeeper's Secret by Iona Grey]()
The Housekeeper's Secret by Iona Grey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuty, desire, and deception reside under one roof.Standing in the remote windswept moors of Northern England, Coldwell Hall is the perfect place to hide. For the past five years, Kate Furniss has maintained her professional mask so carefully that she almost believes she is the character she has Coldwell’s respectable housekeeper... -
![Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown]()
Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSamantha Donaldson’s family has always done its duty for the British Crown. In the midst of World War I, seventeen-year-old Sam follows in their footsteps, serving her country from the homefront as a Girl Guide and messenger for the intelligence organization MI5... -
![Thunder on the Right by Mary Stewart]()
Thunder on the Right by Mary Stewart
Jenny Silver's trip to the Pyrenees is intended to be more than a welcome holiday in a beautiful part of France. Perturbed by a letter from her cousin Gillian who has been like a sister to her, Jenny has come to Gavarnie in an attempt to discover why Gill has entered a convent. On arrival, however, she finds herself caught up in a mesh of intrigue...Categorized as:
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![As You Like It by William Shakespeare]()
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsAs You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility... -
![The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller]()
The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStaid, responsible Elodie Buchanan is the eldest of ten sisters living in a small English market town in 1861. The girls barely know their father, a plant hunter usually off adventuring through China. Then disaster strikes: Mr. Buchanan reneges on his contract to collect an extremely rare and valuable orchid... -
![Marian by Ella Lyons]()
Marian by Ella Lyons
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife changes for Marian Banner when she leaves the countryside for the big city of Nottingham with her father, Sir Erik the Fortunate, and Marian doesn’t think it’s an improvement. She must trade braids and leggings for jewelry and dresses, and hunting and wandering the woods for dancing and a life at court...Categorized as:
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![Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown]()
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEmmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN's debut novel, Nineteen Steps, is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II.Love blooms in the darkest days…It’s 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on... -
![Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown]()
Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEmmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN's debut novel, Nineteen Steps, is a moving tale of love, longing, and loss, inspired by the true events of her family's experience during World War II.Love blooms in the darkest days…It’s 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on... -
![A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle]()
A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhen sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed. The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max, until she learned a startling truth that left her wounded and angry...
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