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If you love a good mystery it’s likely you’ve read some Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle books. Their timeless novels, many following clever detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, have sold billions of copies, inspired blockbuster movies and binge-worthy tv series as well as influenced YA authors to continue in their sleuthing footsteps. Here is a list of some classic and contemporary mystery books to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
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Ten strangers--each with a sordid past--are summoned by an absent millionaire to a private island off the coast of Devon. Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one . . . as they begin to die. Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Written in 1886, A Study in Scarlet introduces Doyle’s new characters, detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who have become two of the most famous characters in literature. This book also includes the second of the Sherlock Holmes mystery cases in The Sign of Four.

Mycroft Holmes: a novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Recent college graduate Mycroft Holmes is finding success working for the secretary of the state for war, but when his fiancé decides to travel to her hometown of Trinidad after hearing about a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths of children on the island, he drops everything to follow her with his best friend, Cyrus Douglas. When Mycroft and Cyrus arrive in Trinidad, they soon realize they have been drawn into a web of dark secrets.

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
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In 1896 New York, a reporter and psychologist (aka alienist) embark on a revolutionary effort in criminology: creating a psychological profile of the perpetrator based on the details of his crimes. Their dangerous quest takes them into the tortured past and twisted mind of a murderer who will kill again before their hunt is over.

I Was Here by Gayle Forman
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In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.

Fake ID by Lamar R. Giles
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An African-American teen in the Witness Protection Program moves to a new town and finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead.

The Body in the Woods by April Henry
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While helping the Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue to locate a missing autistic man, teens Alexis, Nick, and Ruby find a body instead and join forces to find the girl's murderer, forming an unlikely friendship along the way.

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
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She planned her own funeral, but did she arrange her own murder? Follow detective Daniel Hawthorne, who enlists the help of ghostwriter Anthony Horowitz, as he unravels the case. Hawthorne is great at uncovering secrets while hiding his own, and Horowitz is the reluctant author drawn into a story he can’t control.

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
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Claudia's friend Monday goes missing and she is the only one who seems to care. As Claudia digs deeper into Monday’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw her. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing she’s gone?

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
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When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a path into his own motivations and threatens to consume him.

The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
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Literary researcher Harold White, having been inducted into a group of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, embarks on a search for a missing diary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and investigates the murder of the world's leading Doylean scholar.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2018
edited by Louise Penny
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What better way to get a taste of some contemporary mystery than to check-out this collection of top-selected mystery writing from 2018. It is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.

One by One by Ruth Ware
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When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong and an avalanche hits, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps togetherness. Come Monday morning, how many members short will the team be?

Neal Shusterman has written many dystopian novels, but writes across many genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, psychological suspense and realistic fiction. His writing is plot-driven and fast-paced. He is an engaging storyteller who draws the reader in with thought-provoking plot lines and complex characters who the reader can empathize with. If you enjoy reading Neal Shusterman, try one of these books written by other talented authors:

The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
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Greta will be free if she can survive until her eighteenth birthday. Until then she lives in the Precepture School with the daughters and sons of the world’s leaders. Like them, she is taught to obey the machines that control their lives and is prepared to die with dignity if she must. But, everything changes when a new hostage arrives who refuses to play by the rules.

The Death Code by Lindsay Cummings
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Zephyr keeps the secret about Meadow close-that if she dies, The Murder Complex will be destroyed too. Meadow, desperate to find her brother, father, and little sister, is determined to fight fearlessly to the end, even if it means sacrificing herself and her friends, new and old.

Enemy by Charles Higson
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A group of young survivors is offered safety from the roaming packs of zombie-like adults in Buckingham Palace, but, even after they survive their perilous journey through London, the teens arrive only to find their fight is far from over.

The Giver by Lois Lowry
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Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.

Legend by Marie Lu
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day and June discover that they have a common enemy and set out uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
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In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.

Ashfall by Mike Mullin
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After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
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Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd, the only boy among men, can hear everything the men think, and vice versa. He is just a month away from becoming a man and he knows that the town is hiding something from him. He must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
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Cyra is the gifted sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people and exploits her gifts to torture his enemies. Akos is from the peace-loving nation of Thuvhe, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. When Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers and thrust into Cyra's world, Akos and Cyra must decide to help each other to survive--or to destroy one another.

Foretold: 14 Stories of Prophecy and Prediction edited by Carrie Ryan
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From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold is a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life's unknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by fourteen of young adult fiction's brightest stars.

Lord Loss by Darren Shan
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Presumably the only witness to the horrific and bloody murder of his entire family, a teenage boy must outwit not only the mental health professionals determined to cure his delusion, but also the demonic forces only he can see.

Interstellar Pig by William Sleator
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Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they call "Interstellar Pig."

The Rule of Three by Eric Walters
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16-year-old Adam sees his suburban neighborhood band together for its own survival in a world stricken by a catastrophic blackout. He soon understands having a police captain for a mother and a retired government spy living next door are the keys to his survival.

Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
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In a world that is rapidly descending into chaos, Frey and Rafi are twin sisters, but few people know of Frey's existence. She has been raised to be her sister's body double and lethal bodyguard, while Rafi has been raised to further the family's political power. When the son of a rival leader, gets close enough to begin to suspect something, Frey must decide whether to deal with him violently or finally assume her own identity.

The 5^th Wave by Richard Yancey
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Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.

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3401 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

The Doerr Library has an amazing collection of books about relationships and friendships in all there complexities. Some of those relationships are healthy and some need healing. Some are realistic and some are fantastic. They might involve siblings, parents, roommates or strangers. Rainbow Rowell, an American author of young adult contemporary novels, writes about relationships -- about people who feel happy, down, marginalized and in love. Read her stories to experience how her characters navigate this life through their relationships.

If you enjoy Rainbow Rowell’s storytelling, you will also enjoy books by written by these talented authors:

The Bombs that Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan
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Growing up in a regime that oppresses its citizens, fourteen-year-old Charlie Law befriends a young refugee from a neighboring country, poised to attack Charlie's country.

The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies
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The night before their SATs, four former best friends get struck by a magical bolt of lightning that gives them special powers and sends them on an all-night adventure throughout New York City.

Things I’d Rather Do Than Die by Christine Hurley Deriso
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When the two most mismatched seniors at Walt Whitman High School find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they've assigned each other and they share a night they'll never forget.

Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
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Fourteen-year-old Michael discovers he has special electrical powers. With the help of his best friends, he becomes aware that there are other teens with similar powers and that something or someone is hunting them. When Michael's mother is kidnapped, he will need to rely on his powers and his friends to rescue her, protect himself and save the others.

Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
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After his best friend, Hayden, commits suicide, fifteen-year-old Sam is determined to find out why--using the clues in the playlist Hayden left for him.

This is the Part Where You Laugh by Peter Brown Hoffmeister
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Rising sophomore Travis and his best friend, Creature, spend a summer in a Eugene, Oregon, trailer park dealing with cancer, basketball, first love, addiction, gang violence, and a reptilian infestation.

Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
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Clinically depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.

Whisper to Me by Nick Lake
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Cassie is a New Jersey shore teen who over the course of one summer experiences the exhilarating highs of new love, the frightening free-falls of personal demons and family tragedy, and the bumps along the way to forgiveness, acceptance, and self-discovery.

Darius & Twig by Walter Dean Myers
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Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.

Carry On: the rise and fall of Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
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According to his roommate Baz, Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who has ever been chosen. Baz might be evil and a vampire, but he is probably right. It is their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis did not even bother to show up. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery.

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and does not mean about who he is.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
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Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed

The Haters by Jesse Andrews
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A road trip adventure about a trio of jazz-camp escapees who, against every realistic expectation, become a band.

A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

Zac & Mia by A. J. Betts
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The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he would not--could not--be friends with her. In the hospital, different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note and a friendship neither of them sees coming.

The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
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Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Are you a fan of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse or Holly Black’s dark and edgy fantasy series? With their page-turning, wildly imaginative writing, they creatively transport you to new worlds with multi-faceted characters and story lines set in beautifully described surroundings. Many of their stories are marked with villains you hate to love and follow the path of underdogs who find a hidden strength within themselves. If you enjoy reading Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black, try one of these books written by other talented fantasy authors:

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
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Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties."

Caraval by Stephanie Garber
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Two sisters, Scarlett and Tella, leave their cruel father to attend Caraval--a faraway once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show. Along the way, Tella is kidnapped and Scarlett is aided by a mysterious sailor and finds herself enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic.

Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James
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A lauded hunter named Tracker joins forces with a group of unusual characters to find a missing boy. As Tracker follows the boy's scent from one ancient city to another, he and the band are set upon by creatures intent on destroying them. As he struggles to survive, Tracker starts to wonder what is so important about finding this boy.

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
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Lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, and all the forces of good and evil prepare for trouble in the land of Winterfell where summers can last for decades and winters a lifetime.

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
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Twins Roger and Dodger have special telepathic gifts and understand the world through the power of story and math. Their creator Reed has a plan to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own.

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda

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Two dragonriders must go head-to-head for the top position in the Callipolan fleet, and protect the new regime from those who lost power.

Sabriel by Garth Nix
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Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
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In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, coupled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
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When Magnus learns he is the son of a Norse god he also earns the responsibility of preventing Ragnarok. He must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years and choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents. Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
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When apprentice librarian Elisabeth is implicated in sabotage that released the library's most dangerous grimoire, she becomes entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy that could mean the end of everything.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
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According to his roommate Baz, Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. Baz might be evil and a vampire, but he's probably right. It's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery.

Legion by Brandon Sanderson
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A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people--Stephen calls them aspects--to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts. He uses them to solve problems . . . for a price.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
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Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger. When she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own, and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
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In the aftermath of a war between gods and men, a hero, a librarian, and a girl must battle the fantastical elements of a mysterious city stripped of its name.

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3401 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

Fans of character-centered Historical Fiction and stories that focus on major military events will enjoy Jeff Shaara's detail-rich, insightful dramas. He explores political and military issues as well as the influence of the characters on events, whether generals, politicians, or common men. Readers are pulled into the stories and the plight of the characters as Shaara exposes the thoughts, fears, and hesitations of these heroes. With detailed accounts of military strategy and battles, Shaara allows readers to see both the planning and the outcome. NoveList recommends that you start with Rise to Rebellion. If you enjoy reading Jeff Shaara, try one of these books written by other well-known historical fiction authors:

The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
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Octavian, a young African-American, is raised as part of a science experiment in the years prior to and during the American Revolution.

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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In October of 1942, a seventeen-year-old is imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets and recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people.

Greasy Grass: A Story of Little Big Horn by Johnny D. Boggs
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A series of fictional first-hand accounts by Custer, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, Colonel Frederick Benteen, Black Elk, and others brings the Battle at the Little Bighorn to life.

The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
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Poland, World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas and a surprising friendship develops.

Black Angels by Linda Beatrice Brown
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Three Southern children, two black and one white, escape from their homes during the horrors of the Civil War. After meeting in the woods, they gradually come to rely on each other as they make their way slowly north, enduring hunger, fear, sickness, and constant danger, before arriving in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
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After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.

War Games by Audrey Couloumbis
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What were once just boys' games become matters of life and death as Petros and his older brother Zola each wonder if, like their resistance-fighter cousin, they too can make a difference in a Nazi-occupied Greece.

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
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Joining the newly formed NYPD in 1845, Timothy reluctantly assumes his duties near the notorious Five Points slum, where in the middle of the night he hears a little girl's claim that dozens of bodies are buried in a local forest.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
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Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.

The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou
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An epic story about Arn Magnusson, the son of a minor nobleman, who is sent to a monastery to be taught to read and write along with horsemanship, archery and swordplay; but when he commits cardinal sins, he is excommunicated and ordered to serve as a Knight Templar.

Five 4ths of July by Pat Hughes
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On July 4th, 1777, fourteen-year-old Jake Mallory and his friends are celebrating their new nation's independence, but over the next four years Jake finds himself in increasingly adventurous circumstances as he battles British forces, captivity on a prison ship, and finally returns home to Connecticut hopeful for America's future.

Hitch by Jeanette Ingold
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To help his family during the Depression and avoid becoming a drunk like his father, Moss Trawnley joins the Civilian Conservation Corps, helps build a new camp and leads the other men in making the camp a success.

The Eight by Katherine Neville
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A young novice during the French Revolution risks her life to keep a jeweled chess set that Moors gave Charlemagne, and in the 20th century, a computer expert and a chess master try to solve its mystery.

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
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The King of Persia hopes to learn from the sole Spartan survivor how hundreds of Spartans held back the millions of invading Persians during the Battle of Thermopylae.

Hunt For the Bamboo Rat by Graham Salisbury
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Zenji Watanabe, seventeen, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese during World War II and, after he is captured and tortured, must find a way to survive months of being lost in the jungle behind enemy lines.

The First of July by Elizabeth Speller
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Follows the lives of four very different men as their fates converge on the most terrible and destructive day of World War I, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

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Doerr Library

3401 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53208

Best known for his horror novels, Stephen King writes in many genres: dark fantasy, science fiction, psychological suspense, and others. No matter the genre, his fast-paced, character-driven stories are told in conversational language and feature well-developed characters. His appealing heroes and terrible villains arise from our innermost fears. Whether focused on the real-world horrors of abuse or on supernatural terrors, King's most common theme is that the protagonist must rise to meet the challenge of the horrific. Our NoveList databases recommends that you start with The Shining (Horror) or The Gunslinger (Fantasy).

If you enjoy reading Stephen King, try one of these books written by other well-known horror authors:

The Abominable by Dan Simmons

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Three mountain climbers secure funding for a trip up Mount Everest from Lady Bromley on the agreement that they search for her missing son. Accompanied by the missing person's cousin, they encounter a dangerous secret.

Alone by Cyn Balog
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Seda feels her invisible childhood nemesis, Sawyer, growing stronger just as a group of stranded teens takes shelter from a blizzard in the dilapidated mansion Seda's mother inherited.

Amity by Micol Ostow
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Inspired by a true-crime story, Amity spans generations to weave an overlapping, interconnected tale of terror, insanity, danger, and death.

Ancestor by Scott Sigler
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Two teens narrate the terrifying days and nights they spend living in a house of horrors.

Ashes by Ilsa Bick
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Alex, Tom and Ellie join forces after an electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky and kills most of the world's population, turning some of those who remain into zombies and giving the others superhuman senses.

Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga
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Jazz Dent has been shot and left to die in New York City. His girlfriend, Connie, is in the clutches of her Jazz's serial killer father and his best friend, Howie, is bleeding to death on the floor of Jazz's home. All must face the horrors their lives have become and find a way to come together in pursuit of Billy.

Can You Keep a Secret by R. L. Stine
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Eddie and Emmy are high school sweethearts. Looking for an escape from their dreary lives, they embark on an overnight camping trip in the Fear Street Woods with four friends. As Eddie is carving a heart into a tree, he and Emmy discover a bag hidden in the trunk. The six teens agree to leave the bag where it is until it is safe to use it. However, when tragedy strikes Emmy's family, the temptation to skim some money off the top becomes impossible to fight. There is only one problem. When Emmy returns to the woods, the bag of money is gone, and with it, the trust of six friends with a big secret.

Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann
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Modern-day teenagers meet and face the horror and terror locked up in a palace since the French Revolution.

The Fireman by Joe Hill
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The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton -- a highly contagious spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies before causing them to burst into flames. There is no antidote. Harper Grayson was a nurse who treated hundreds of infected patients; now the telltale gold-flecked marks are on her skin

Monstrumologist by Richard Yancey
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In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy a pod of Anthropophagi.

The Ritual by Adam Nevill
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When four old friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle, they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect with one another. However, when Luke, the only man still single and living a precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare scenario that could cost them their lives.

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
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In a post-apocalyptic world where few people have survived the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.

13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt
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When Luke Manchett's estranged father dies suddenly, he leaves his son a dark inheritance: a host of eight unique, powerful, and restless spirits. Unfortunately, Luke has no clue how to manage them. Armed with only his father's indecipherable notes and a locked copy of, The Book of Eight, Luke struggles to adapt to his new role as a necromancer.