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Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour critically acclaimed, award-winning modern classics from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John GreenThis John Green deluxe box set includes Printz Award–winning Looking for Alaska, Printz Honor book An Abundance of Katherines, Edgar Award–winning Paper Towns, and #1 New York Times–bestselling The Fault in Our Stars... -
![Step Up by Monica McKayhan]()
Step Up by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndigo Summer and her boyfriend, Marcus Carter, have stayed solid through plenty of drama. Now Marcus is a senior, and he's already received his acceptance letter from Harvard. Indigo knows how hard he's worked for this chance... -
![A Girl called Shameless by Laura Steven]()
A Girl called Shameless by Laura Steven
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWINNING author of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize 2019. 'A brilliant social satire … disarmingly charming and relatable … it was hilarious. Laura Steven is an explosive talent on the page!' CWIP judges Marian Keyes, Kathy Lette, Katy Brand, Allison Pearson, Shazia Mirza and Jennifer Young on The Exact Opposite of OkayFunnier. Ruder. Angrier... -
![Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein]()
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrama, American Literature, Gay and Lesbian Studies, PlaysTorch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a torch song singing Jewish drag queen living in New York City in the late 1970 and 1980s... -
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![3 stepbrothers by Animallover55]()
3 stepbrothers by Animallover55
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTori lived with her dad and little sister. She never expected to have a stepmother, much less a stepbrother. But whats worse is not only one stepbrother, not two either. No three stepbrothers. But it gets worse, the three boys just happen to be the three triplet sport stars of the school. The same three boys that have gone out with nearly all those girls that wear short short skirts... -
![Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝]()
Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating by Jiang Zi Bei, 酱子贝
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe cousin that Jing Huan has been closest to since he was a child was labelled as “the other woman” in a certain popular online game: only after devoting herself did she know that the other party was a jerk with a girlfriend.After several days of being bullied online by people in the game, his cousin went abroad in a fit of anger and sorrow... -
![Girl Unmoored by Jennifer Gooch Hummer]()
Girl Unmoored by Jennifer Gooch Hummer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThirteen-year-old Apron Bramhall begins a summer job at her new friend Mike and his boyfriend Chad's flower shop, but she soon learns a secret about Chad that threatens to turn her peaceful world upside down...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Plays by Joe Orton]()
The Complete Plays by Joe Orton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis volume contains every play written by Joe Orton, who emerged in the 1960s as the most talented comic playwright in recent English history and was considered the direct successor to Wilde, Shaw, and Coward... -
![Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown]()
Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free.The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad's clothes, but they don't fit well... -
![The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe]()
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLeft quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals... -
![Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu]()
Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had always been a good girl ruled by my catholic guilt, until one little slip-up in college led me down a different path. Now, I’m just trying to be the best mom I can to my little girl, making ends meet - cleaning houses by day, hosting sex toy parties at night, and holding out hope that Prince Charming truly does exist. Then I met him - handsome, successful, and hardworking... -
![Sunscreen & Coconuts by Eliza Lentzski]()
Sunscreen & Coconuts by Eliza Lentzski
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMidwest-transplant, Mercy Lewis, has always been responsible. Cautious. Careful. She wore sunscreen to the beach. A lifejacket on a boat. She crossed the street at crosswalks. She enjoyed life in moderation, and she didn’t indulge... -
![The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar]()
The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry, Lindsay Ribar
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrummer Phoebe Byrd prides herself on being one of the guys, and she's ready to prove it by kicking all their butts in the snare solo competition at the Indoor Percussion Association Convention. Writer Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan has been looking forward to the WTFcon for months... -
![The Flick by Annie Baker]()
The Flick by Annie Baker
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a rundown movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees sweep up popcorn in the empty aisles and tend to one of the last thirty-five-millimeter projectors in the state. With keen insight and a ceaseless attention to detail, The Flick pays tribute to the power of movies and paints a heartbreaking portrait of three characters and their working lives... -
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![Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle]()
Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat do Katie-Rose, Yasaman, Milla, and Violet all have in common? Other than being named after flowers, practically nothing. Katie-Rose is a film director in training. Yasaman is a computer whiz. Milla is third in command of the A list. And Violet is the new girl in school. They’re fab girls, all of them, but they sure aren’t friends... -
![Divas by Rebecca Chance]()
Divas by Rebecca Chance
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStunning good looks, a gorgeous fiancé, a bottomless trust fund, London's leading It Girl, Lola Fitzsimmons, leads a charmed life, a pampered princess whose rich father funds her every whim... -
![Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love, and Musical Theatre by Seth Rudetsky]()
Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love, and Musical Theatre by Seth Rudetsky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"No one out there knows Broadway or can tell a story like the a-mahzing Seth Rudetsky."—Jonathan Groff, Tony-nominated actor/singer, "Spring Awakening"“BROADWAY NIGHTS literally made me laugh out LOUD. Seth Rudetsky is the funniest man I know. Period... -
![Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer]()
Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What’s more important … the bond of marriage or the pull of desire?” “But what’s more powerful?” Andi Armstrong is the 29-year-old CEO of the UK’s largest LGBT campaigning organisation, Proud Unity. She’s a public figure, an empowering speaker, a devoted boss and a loyal wife. Or so she thought... -
![Ship Happens by Pandora Pine]()
Ship Happens by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhotographer Upton Sanders is a proverbial third wheel. Still single after his best friend met the love of his life on the Valentine’s Inc. dating app, Upton assumes he’ll be alone forever. Everything changes when his friends surprise him with a week-long singles cruise. Travel agent Walsh Dunne has never left the state of North Carolina... -
![30 Days of No Gossip by Stephanie Faris]()
30 Days of No Gossip by Stephanie Faris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in this M!X original novel.Maddie Evans prides herself on being the gossip queen of Troy Middle School. She is the first person her classmates go to when they need the latest news on the ins-and-outs of her middle school and Maddie never disappoints... -
![Virgínia mordida by Jeovanna Vieira]()
Virgínia mordida by Jeovanna Vieira
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAo retratar um relacionamento marcado sobretudo pela violência psicológica, Jeovanna Vieira apresenta uma das estreias mais empolgantes da ficção brasileira.Virgínia é uma carioca convicta radicada em São Paulo, que trabalha como advogada de dia e desfruta da cidade à noite... -
![The Flight of Icarus by Raymond Queneau]()
The Flight of Icarus by Raymond Queneau
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn late 19th-century Paris, the writer Hubert is shocked to discover that Icarus, the protagonist of the new novel he's working on, has vanished. Looking for him among the manuscripts of his rivals does not solve the mystery, so a detective is hired to find the runaway character... -
![My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig]()
My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Ann has only just come to her senses and realised that G, the boy she's fancied all year, is a total nerd and Chris, the boy next door who's been in love with her all year, is actually the man for her. But does that mean she'll live happily ever after with Chris, discovering the joys of sex and smugly advising her friends in the ways of true love? Of course not... -
![Die Schönheit der Nacht by Nina George]()
Die Schönheit der Nacht by Nina George
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVor der beeindruckenden Kulisse der bretonischen Küste lässt Bestseller-Autorin Nina George zwei Frauen sich selbst neu entdecken: ihre Wünsche und Träume, ihre Sinnlichkeit, ihr Begehren. Die angesehene Pariser Verhaltensbiologin Claire sehnt sich immer rastloser danach, zu spüren, dass sie lebt und nicht nur funktioniert... -
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![I Ship My Adversary x Me by PEPA]()
I Ship My Adversary x Me by PEPA
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA very sweet entertainment circle novel about a fanboy actor who ships himself with his "adversary... -
![Cutie Pie นิ่งเฮียก็หาว่าซื่อ by BamBam]()
Cutie Pie นิ่งเฮียก็หาว่าซื่อ by BamBam
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKuea Keerati is engaged to Gilayn Wang. The older lad and the young guy are nothing but perfect together. The sweetest, most magnificent wedding in the country will definitely be held in a few years…As if. His efforts to be a suitable match to Hia-Lian and his loyal love for him…is repaid by Hia-Lian's rejection!When Kuea said he wanted to be with Hia-Lian forever, Hia-Lian could accept it... -
![Stop Kiss by Diana Son]()
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBen Brantley of the New York Times summed up the critical reaction to Diana Son's play Stop Kiss when he stated that it "generated the warmest advance word of mouth of any downtown production this season" and heralded it as a Barefoot in the Park for a new generation... -
![The Toll Bridge by Aidan Chambers]()
The Toll Bridge by Aidan Chambers
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo escape the pressures of suffocating parents and a possessive girlfriend, seventeen-year-old Piers takes a job as a keeper of a toll bridge and its cottage. There he befriends Adam, a charismatic wayfarer who shows up one day and refuses to leave. He also befriends a girl named Tess, and soon he and Tess find themselves strangely attracted to Adam and falling under his spell... -
![The Naughty Boy by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock]()
The Naughty Boy by Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrin and his Dom, Ferg, have enjoyed a fun, sexy domestic discipline relationship for years. Brin knows his role—flamboyant, fabulous brat—and Ferg knows it's his job to play the big bad Dom, giving Brin the punishment he desperately craves... -
![Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi]()
Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSemua orang menganggapku ahli dalam berpacaran. Bahkan, pertanyaan mendetail tentang cara berciuman dan melakukan hubungan intim juga datang menghampiriku. Sejujurnya, aku merasa sedih setiap kali pertanyaan seperti itu muncul karena sebenarnya aku adalah "tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya"... -
![More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas]()
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the critically acclaimed author of True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet comes this incredibly fun sequel. Just when Morgan Carter is falling in love with the simple life she built incognito in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet is outed and she's forced to return to LA... -
![A Taste of You by Irene Preston]()
A Taste of You by Irene Preston
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell's Kitchen has nothing on the flames Giancarlo and Garrett ignite at Restaurant Ransom... Garrett Ransom is America's hot chef du jour. He has a Michelin-starred restaurant in New York City, a hit reality TV show, and a new man in his bed every week... -
![Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby]()
Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsdeAR gooSE, Thank you for your letter. Too bad you won't be able to write. I guess you'll be too busy moving on. Me too. First of all, I'm quite busy socially. Very busy socially. Plus, my screenwriting is really taking off. I'm basically in discussions with some people. Producer-types. You know. They say moviemaking is the new novel writing. I'm pretty much on the vanguard of that whole thing... -
![Flavor of the Month by Olivia Goldsmith]()
Flavor of the Month by Olivia Goldsmith
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith all the brio and brass of her best-selling debut novel, The First Wives Club, Olivia Goldsmith now turns to Hollywood - with this sharp, sassy Cinderella story, updated nineties style. Actress Mary Jane Moran - never a beauty - has just lost not only the off-Broadway role she created but also the only man she ever loved... -
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![Malaherba by Manuel Jabois, Martiño Rivas]()
Malaherba by Manuel Jabois, Martiño Rivas
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratings«Bien sabe Dios que es más peligrosa la pena que el odio, porque el odio puede destruir lo que odias, pero la pena destruye todo.»«La primera vez que papá murió todos pensamos que estaba fingiendo». Así empieza Malaherba, la nueva novela de Manuel Jabois... -
![Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton]()
Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is in charge of eight-year-old Emma Warner, the youngest member of the snooty Warner family. Emma is an evil genius who has gotten all five previous nannies fired -- and she's the good news. Because then there's Emma's half brother, Graydon, who goes to college -- yet always seems to be lurking around waiting to hit on Adrienne... -
![Breaktime by Aidan Chambers]()
Breaktime by Aidan Chambers
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first two novels in Printz-winner Aidan Chambers’s Dance Sequence are at last available in a fresh format that will draw teens to these classics of YA literature.Literature is crap. Fiction is, anyway. A pretense. Ersatz. . . . When you read a story you are pretending a lie... -
![Detroit by Lisa D'Amour]()
Detroit by Lisa D'Amour
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a "first ring" suburb outside a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold that newly unemployed Ben and burgeoning alcoholic Mary have on their way of life―with unexpected comic consequences... -
![The Fake-Up by Justin Myers]()
The Fake-Up by Justin Myers
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTWO EXES. ONE BIG SECRET. LET THE GAMES BEGIN... Dylan and Flo are on the rocks. Of course they are in love. Obviously they want it to work. But sometimes it feels like the world is against them. Their flat is falling apart, their friends never stop meddling and the obstacles keeping them from their dreams are insurmountable. Maybe they just . . -
![Deep in my soul by Antonia J. Corrales]()
Deep in my soul by Antonia J. Corrales
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA novel in which the feelings and emotional intrigue, together with social criticism soaked with irony and humor, make up a story that evokes great works such as Out of Africa, Fried Green Tomatoes, Like Water for Chocolate, The Bridges of Madison County .. -
![The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes]()
The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen through the eyes of their wickedly observant daughter—for fans of A Man Called Ove and The Royal Tenenbaums. Miranda’s parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of food dating back to 1982... -
![The Rez Sisters: A Play in Two Acts by Tomson Highway]()
The Rez Sisters: A Play in Two Acts by Tomson Highway
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWinner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New PlayNominated for the Governor General's AwardThis award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life... -
![Is He Or Isn't He? by John Hall]()
Is He Or Isn't He? by John Hall
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the glittering world of New York City's richest and most famous prep school, best friends Paige and Anthony become equally entranced by the enigmatic, ever–so–cute new guy Max, but in order to snag him, they must first use their charms and wit to discover the truth–is he or isn't... -
![The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby]()
The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The Fashion Committee is another winner by one of my all time favorite authors."--Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of the The Princess Diaries and Mediator seriesCharlie Dean is a style-obsessed girl who eats, sleeps, and breathes fashion. John Thomas-Smith is a boy who forges metal sculptures in his garage and couldn’t care less about clothes... -
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![If Only by Jennifer Gilmore]()
If Only by Jennifer Gilmore
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore:When Bridget imagined her life at sixteen, it didn’t look like this. She didn’t think that her boyfriend would dump her for another girl. And she certainly didn’t think that she would be pregnant. With just a few months until she gives birth, Bridget must envision an entirely new future—one for her baby... -
![Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather by Pierre Szalowski]()
Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather by Pierre Szalowski
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings... -
![The Flawless Skin of Ugly People by Doug Crandell]()
The Flawless Skin of Ugly People by Doug Crandell
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThanks to Ugly Betty, America is finally ready to read a love story about a couple who isn’t sleek, slick, tucked, pulled, or plastic. Do we have to be beautiful to be loved? Hobbie—this novel’s darkly romantic hero—has been banished to homely man exile in the North Georgia Mountains, where his enemies are mirrors and bears. Things are not going well for Hobbie... -
![The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc]()
The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCould the worst day of Sally Parker's life be the best thing that ever happened to her? THE DELICIOUSLY WARM AND LIFE-AFFIRMING NOVEL FROM THE MUCH-LOVED MEL GIEDROYC 'A real treat. I enjoyed it HUGELY' MARIAN KEYES 'I enjoyed it so, so much - a brilliant cast of characters and properly funny!' GRAHAM NORTON 'This book is a riot! Delicious in its detail... -
![The Wig, the Bitch & the Meltdown by Jay Manuel]()
The Wig, the Bitch & the Meltdown by Jay Manuel
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown is a satirical look behind the scenes of Model Muse, a fictional reality model competition show and global phenomenon. Seen through the eyes of our moral compass Pablo Michaels-the heart of production in the helter-skelter world of Model Muse-we see behind the scenes and backstage shenanigans of the fashion/reality TV world...
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