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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong · 2021

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin · 2013

The Secret History

Donna Tartt · 1992

<b><b><b><b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • </b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "a<b>n accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (<i>Village Voice</i>)</b>, f<b>rom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>The Goldfinch.<br><br></i></b></b></b>One of <i>The Atlantic</i>’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years</b><br><br>Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.<br><br><b>“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —<i>The New York Times</i></b>

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2019

Call Me by Your Name: A Novel

André Aciman · 2017

<p><b>Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time OscarTM Nominee James Ivory<br><br>The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted Screenplay</b><b><br><br>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br>A <i>USA Today</i> Bestseller <br>A <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Bestseller<br>A <i>Vulture</i> Book Club Pick </b><br><br><b>An Instant Classic and One of the Great Love Stories of Our Time<br><br></b>Andre Aciman's <i>Call Me by Your Name</i> is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. It is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time.<br><br>Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Ficition<br><br>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of the Year • A <i>Publishers Weekly </i>and <i>The Washington Post </i>Best Book of the Year • A <i>New York </i>Magazine "Future Canon" Selection • A <i>Chicago Tribune</i> and <i>Seattle Times</i> (Michael Upchurch's) Favorite Favorite Book of the Year</p>

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak · 2007

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME <b>• A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A <i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY</b><br><br>The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.</b><br><br><i>When Death has a story to tell, you listen.</i><br><br>It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.<br><br>Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. <br><br>In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of <i>I Am the Messenger,</i> has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.<br><br>“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —<i>The New York Times</i><br><br>“Deserves a place on the same shelf with <i>The Diary of a Young Girl </i>by Anne Frank.” —<i>USA Today</i><br><br><b>DON’T MISS <i>BRIDGE OF CLAY</i>, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE <i>THE BOOK THIEF.</i></b>

The Sunshine Court (All for the Game Book 4)

Nora Sakavic · 2024

The King's Men (All for the Game Book 3)

Nora Sakavic · 2016

Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his death right around the corner he's got more reasons than ever to live. Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable. Kissing one is unthinkable. Neil should know better than to get involved with anyone this close to the end, but Andrew's never been the easiest person to walk away from. If they both say it doesn't mean anything, maybe Neil won't regret losing it, but the one person Neil can't lie to is himself. He's got promises to keep and a team to get to championships if he can just outrun Riko a little longer, but Riko's not the only monster in Neil's life. The truth might get them all killed—or be Neil's one shot at getting out of this alive.

The Raven King (All for the Game Book 2)

Nora Sakavic · 2013

Book 2 Of All For The Game; The Raven King Follows The Foxhole Courtthe Foxes Are A Fractured Mess, But Their Latest Disaster Might Be The Miracle They've Always Needed To Come Together As A Team. The One Person Standing In Their Way Is Andrew, And The Only One Who Can Break Through His Personal Barriers Is Neil.except Andrew Doesn't Give Up Anything For Free And Neil Is Terrible At Trusting Anyone But Himself. The Two Don't Have Much Time To Come To Terms With Their Situation Before Outside Forces Start Tearing Them Apart. Riko Is Intent On Destroying Neil's Fragile New Life, And The Foxes Have Just Become Collateral Damage.neil's Days Are Numbered, But He's Learning The Hard Way To Go Down Fighting For What He Believes In, And Neil Believes In Andrew Even If Andrew Won't Believe In Himself.

The Foxhole Court (All for the Game Book 1)

Nora Sakavic · 2013

The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2016

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book 3)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2014

The Third Installment In The Mesmerizing Series From The Irrepressible, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Maggie Stiefvater. Blue Sargent Has Found Things. For The First Time In Her Life, She Has Friends She Can Trust, A Group To Which She Can Belong. The Raven Boys Have Taken Her In As One Of Their Own. Their Problems Have Become Hers, And Her Problems Have Become Theirs. The Trick With Found Things, Though, Is How Easily They Can Be Lost. Friends Can Betray. Mothers Can Disappear. Visions Can Mislead. Certainties Can Unravel. In A Starred Review, The Bulletin Called The Dream Thieves, The Previous Book In The Raven Cycle, A Complex Web Of Magical Intrigue And Heart-stopping Action. Now, With Blue Lily, Lily Blue, The Web Becomes Even More Complex, Snaring Readers At Every Turn. Praise For The Dream Thieves: * Richly Written And Filled With Figurative Language . . . This Story Of Secrets And Dreams, Of Brothers And Of All-too-real Magic Is An Absolute Marvel Of Imagination And An Irresistible Invitation To Wonder. -- Booklist, Starred Review * Mind-blowingly Spectacular . . . Stiefvater's Careful Exploration Of Class And Wealth And Their Limitations And Opportunities Astounds With Its Sensitivity And Sophistication. The Pace Is Electric, The Prose Marvelously Sure-footed And Strong, But It's The Complicated Characters . . . That Meld Magic And Reality Into An Engrossing, Believable Whole. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * A Paranormal Thriller . . . This Installment [is] More Tense And Foreboding Than Its Predecessor -- And Every Bit As Gripping. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * A Complex Web Of Magical Intrigue And Heartstopping Action. -- The Bulletin, Starred Review * Readers Who Want A Moody Chill And Appreciate An Atmospheric Turn Of Phrase Will Want To Spend More Time In Henrietta. -- School Library Journal, Starred Review Praise For The Raven Boys: Stiefvater Is A Master Storyteller. -- Usa Today A Dizzying Paranormal Romance Tinged With Murder And Welsh Mythology. -- The Los Angeles Times * Simultaneously Complex And Simple, Compulsively Readable, Marvelously Wrought. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * A Tour De Force . . . Such A Memorable Read. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * One Unexpected And Wonderful Surprise After Another . . . A Marvel Of Imagination. -- Booklist, Starred Review * The Raven Boys Is An Incredibly Rich And Unique Tale, A Supernatural Thriller Of A Different Flavor. . . . Fans Have Been Salivating For Stiefvater's Next Release And The Raven Boys Delivers. -- School Library Journal, Starred Review Equal Parts Thriller And Mystery, With A Measured Dash Of Romance Sprinkled On Top . . . Maggie Has Woven Such A Unique, Intriguing Narrative That I Struggled For Comparisons. -- Mtv.com A Publishers Weekly Best Book Of The Year The Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books 2012 Blue Ribbons List

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2013

The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself.One secret: Ronan can bring things out of his dreams.And sometimes he's not the only one who wants those things.Ronan is one of the raven boys - a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent beneath town. But now, like Ronan's secrets, it is beginning to rise to the surface - changing everything in its wake.Of THE RAVEN BOYS, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY wrote, "Maggie Stiefvater's can't-put-it-down paranormal adventure will leave you clamoring for book two." Now the second book is here, with the same wild imagination, dark romance, and heart-stopping twists that only Maggie Stiefvater can conjure.

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2012

Bone Gap

Laura Ruby · 2015

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon · 2016

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson · 2014

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, Book 3)

James Dashner · 2011

The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, Book 2)

James Dashner · 2010

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, Book 1)

James Dashner · 2009

Sea of Monsters, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

Rick Riordan · 2009

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

Rick Riordan · 2006

The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton · 2006

Animal Farm

George Orwell · 1996

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger · 1951

A Higher Call An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

Adam Makos, Larry Alexander · 2014