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	Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author), Brendan Shusterman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 34,311 ratings — published 2015 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UnBound (Unwind, #4.5) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author), Brendan Shusterman (Goodreads Author), Jarrod Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 6,278 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Beth Revis (Goodreads Author), Blythe Woolston 3.98 avg rating — 6,447 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), George A. Romero, Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 1,826 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) (Author & Narrator), Greg Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Kimberly Woods (Narrator) 4.03 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Hopes: Hopeful stories in a time of climate change by Wren James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicola Davies (Foreword), Bijal Vachharajani (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.63 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ninth Room by Brendan Shusterman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy Morley (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Silverstein (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India (Plus)

by Rodger Kamenetz

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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Monsters and Misfits)

by Victor Hugo

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A History of Rome (Abridged)

by Theodor Mommsen

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