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1) The Giver
Pub. Date
[2014]
Summary
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Pub. Date
2008
Summary
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a...
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Summary
The Sohma family is cursed. When a member of the family is embraced by a person of the opposite gender, they transform into an animal of the Chinese Zodiak. The Sohma family has kept this curse private for generations, but when a young girl stumbles upon their secret, life at the Sohma house changes forever.
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Summary
It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.
8) The Switch
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's objections, decides it's time to have a baby, even if it means doing it herself, with a little help from a charming sperm donor. But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later, when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute, though slightly neurotic, son.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Summary
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's...
10) Christmas jars
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
In this heartwarming Christmas classic, an aspiring reporter goes undercover to discover the secret behind the Christmas jars, putting into motion a series of events that will change her life, and her community, forever.
12) Darlin'
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin' is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a 'good girl.' However, Darlin' holds a secret darker than the 'sins' she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman, equally fierce and feral, who raised her is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
Elizabeth, a beautiful young newlywed, arrives at the palatial estate of her brilliant scientist husband Henry. Ensconced in modernist luxury with an obedient, if slightly unsettling, house staff, she has seemingly everything she could want. But one mystery tantalizes her: what is behind the locked door to Henry's laboratory that he has forbidden her to enter? When an inquisitive Elizabeth dares to find out, everything she thought she knew about her...
14) Love, Simon
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Formats
Summary
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for seventeen-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying, and life-changing.
15) Barbarians
Pub. Date
[2022]
Summary
Four friends come together for a celebratory dinner party at a country house. But as the night progresses dark secrets emerge and unsettling events begin to unfold around them.
16) Geography club
Pub. Date
[2014]
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Russell is going on dates with girls while nurturing a secret relationship with star quarterback Kevin, who will do anything to prevent his teammates from finding out. Min and Terese tell everyone that they're just best friends. And then there's Ike, who can't figure out who he is or who he wants to be. Finding the truth too hard to hide, they decide to form a Geography Club, thinking nobody else would want to join. However, their...
17) The strange ones
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
Mysterious events surround two travelers, presumably brothers, as they make their way across a remote American landscape. What appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets and lies.
18) Dry blood
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
Brian Barnes returns to his mountain cabin to sober up one final time. His attempt to get clean is soon interrupted by a sadistic local Sheriff and ghastly visions of ghosts (hallucinations brought on by his withdrawal). Brian embarks on a terrifying quest to discover the horrible secret past of the cabin. As he pulls at the threads to the mystery, it may be his sanity that unravels first.
19) Saving Zoe
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
After the murder of her sister Zoe, Echo is determined to uncover the truth. With Zoe's diary as her guide, Echo finds herself sucked into the darkness of her sister's world and uncovers how one small decision can lead to tragic consequences.
