1 - Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Ruseel Pickett, byt there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis.
Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student ad maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
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2 - Origin, by Dan Brown
Synopsis:
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to attend a major announcement - the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have mad him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough... one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.
As the event bing, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presntation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversal than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum directos who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together, they flee to Barcelone on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.
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3 - The Ship of the Dead, by Rick Riordan
Synopsis:
Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Fey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But the has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstonethe elf, Blitzen the dwarf , and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wold and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus and his crew must sail to the farthest borders of Jotunheim nd Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat. Will they succeed in their perilous journey, or is Ragnarok lurking on the horizon?
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4 - Without Merit, by Colleen Hoover
Synopsis:
The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother's former nurse, the litle half-bother isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest sibling are irritantingly perfect. Then, there's Merit.
Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark a renewed life into her - until she discovers that he's completely unavailable. Merits retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.
Fed up with lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she's never been part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with th staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.
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