👥 Tight-Knit Gang

Narratives built around a close-knit crew bound by shared codes and mutual dependence, where belonging comes at a cost and betrayal cuts deepest from within.

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz 86%

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

The View from Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

3.76

47k+

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The View from Saturday 86%

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

by E.L. Konigsburg 1996

3.76

47k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

Scorpions

by Walter Dean Myers • 1995

A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.

3.8

3k+

🏙️ Gritty Young Adult 🔫 Gang Life 💔 Tragic Friendship 🏚️ Inner City 🌧️ Childhood Lost

Scorpions 85%

A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.

by Walter Dean Myers 1995

3.8

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Gritty Young Adult 🔫 Gang Life 💔 Tragic Friendship 🏚️ Inner City 🌧️ Childhood Lost

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke • 2000

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

3.99

103k+

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Thief Lord 85%

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

by Cornelia Funke 2000

3.99

103k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2019

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

4.12

9k+

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages 85%

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2019

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

Wind Breaker 2

by Satoru Nii • 2021

A lone wolf arrives at a delinquent high school where the strongest defend the weak.

4.38

2k+

👊 Delinquent School 🤝 Rivals To Brothers ⚖️ Honor Code 🔄 Redemption Arc 🥊 Street Brawls

Wind Breaker 2 85%

A lone wolf arrives at a delinquent high school where the strongest defend the weak.

by Satoru Nii 2021

4.38

2k+ ratings

👊 Delinquent School 🤝 Rivals To Brothers ⚖️ Honor Code 🔄 Redemption Arc 🥊 Street Brawls

The Warriors

by Sol Yurick • 1965

After a gang truce shatters in gunfire, six boys fight their way home across New York.

3.37

3k+

🔪 Literary Crime 👥 Gang Brotherhood 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🏙️ Gritty Realism 🏃 Survival Journey

The Warriors 85%

After a gang truce shatters in gunfire, six boys fight their way home across New York.

by Sol Yurick 1965

3.37

3k+ ratings

🔪 Literary Crime 👥 Gang Brotherhood 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🏙️ Gritty Realism 🏃 Survival Journey

Spy Ski School

by Stuart Gibbs • 2016

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

4.53

12k+

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship 🤝 Unwitting Ally 😄 Lighthearted Spy

Spy Ski School 85%

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

by Stuart Gibbs 2016

4.53

12k+ ratings

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship 🤝 Unwitting Ally 😄 Lighthearted Spy

Hokus Pokus

by Fern Michaels • 2007

Blackmailed for running a secret escape network, a Supreme Court justice turns to exiled vigilantes.

4.28

7k+

💥 Vigilante Justice 💪 Women Vigilantes 🖤 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 😂 Humorous Suspense

Hokus Pokus 85%

Blackmailed for running a secret escape network, a Supreme Court justice turns to exiled vigilantes.

by Fern Michaels 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

💥 Vigilante Justice 💪 Women Vigilantes 🖤 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 😂 Humorous Suspense

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 85%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 85%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Delta-v

by Daniel Suarez • 2019

A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.

4.16

11k+

🚀 Hard Sf ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🫂 Found Family 🛠️ Ragtag Crew 🌌 Deep Space

Delta-v 85%

A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.

by Daniel Suarez 2019

4.16

11k+ ratings

🚀 Hard Sf ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🫂 Found Family 🛠️ Ragtag Crew 🌌 Deep Space

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 85%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Aurora Rising

by Amie Kaufman • 2019

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

4.09

75k+

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Aurora Rising 85%

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

by Amie Kaufman 2019

4.09

75k+ ratings

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Paradise Lagoon

by Caroline Peckham • 2021

She surrendered to their sadistic enemy. Her four lovers must forgive each other to save her.

4.41

13k+

🥀 Gang Romance 🖤 Dark Poly Romance 🎭 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Heroine

Paradise Lagoon 85%

She surrendered to their sadistic enemy. Her four lovers must forgive each other to save her.

by Caroline Peckham 2021

4.41

13k+ ratings

🥀 Gang Romance 🖤 Dark Poly Romance 🎭 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Heroine

Lullaby Town

by Robert Crais • 1992

Elvis Cole finds a director's missing wife and son. Then the mob comes for them all.

4.16

15k+

🕵️ Private Investigator 🎬 Hollywood Underworld 🔫 Mafia Ties 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 💬 Witty Banter

Lullaby Town 85%

Elvis Cole finds a director's missing wife and son. Then the mob comes for them all.

by Robert Crais 1992

4.16

15k+ ratings

🕵️ Private Investigator 🎬 Hollywood Underworld 🔫 Mafia Ties 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 💬 Witty Banter

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice

by Elle Cosimano • 2024

Finlay Donovan combs Atlantic City for a stolen Aston Martin to save her nanny's kidnapped crush.

3.90

64k+

🎭 Comedic Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partners In Crime 💕 Ride Or Die Friendship 👩‍👧 Single Mom Protagonist

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice 85%

Finlay Donovan combs Atlantic City for a stolen Aston Martin to save her nanny's kidnapped crush.

by Elle Cosimano 2024

3.90

64k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partners In Crime 💕 Ride Or Die Friendship 👩‍👧 Single Mom Protagonist

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 85%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

Such Charming Liars

by Karen M. McManus • 2024

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

3.72

24k+

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

Such Charming Liars 85%

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

by Karen M. McManus 2024

3.72

24k+ ratings

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

Alabama Moon

by Watt Key • 2004

His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.

4.06

5k+

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🫂 Found Family 👥 Unlikely Friends 🏃 Runaway Kids 🛡️ Resilience

Alabama Moon 84%

His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.

by Watt Key 2004

4.06

5k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🫂 Found Family 👥 Unlikely Friends 🏃 Runaway Kids 🛡️ Resilience

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 84%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

Sugar and Skulls

by L.M. Terry • 2020

Two bikers ride into her desert town demanding the real woman behind the sugar skull mask.

4.10

8k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 🫂 Found Family 👥 Polyamory 💀 Vigilante 🎨 Art As Therapy

Sugar and Skulls 84%

Two bikers ride into her desert town demanding the real woman behind the sugar skull mask.

by L.M. Terry 2020

4.10

8k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 🫂 Found Family 👥 Polyamory 💀 Vigilante 🎨 Art As Therapy

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers • 2018

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

3.61

2k+

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

The Lifters 84%

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

by Dave Eggers 2018

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

A Moment of Silence

by Sister Souljah • 2015

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

4.32

2k+

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

A Moment of Silence 84%

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

by Sister Souljah 2015

4.32

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers • 2014

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

4.17

188k+

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 84%

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

by Becky Chambers 2014

4.17

188k+ ratings

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

The Secret Seven

by Enid Blyton • 2006

A children's secret club investigates a midnight van and discovers a racehorse hidden in a cellar.

3.9

12k+

🕵️ Secret Club Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 🌙 Nighttime Adventures 🧠 Kids Outwit Adults 🧸 Wholesome Mystery

The Secret Seven 84%

A children's secret club investigates a midnight van and discovers a racehorse hidden in a cellar.

by Enid Blyton 2006

3.9

12k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Club Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 🌙 Nighttime Adventures 🧠 Kids Outwit Adults 🧸 Wholesome Mystery

Hide and Seek

by Fern Michaels • 2007

A corrupt FBI director obsessively hunts seven fugitive women sheltered on a Spanish mountain.

4.33

8k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🫂 Found Family 🏃‍♀️ Women On The Run 💔 Forced Separation 🏛️ Corrupt Institution

Hide and Seek 84%

A corrupt FBI director obsessively hunts seven fugitive women sheltered on a Spanish mountain.

by Fern Michaels 2007

4.33

8k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🫂 Found Family 🏃‍♀️ Women On The Run 💔 Forced Separation 🏛️ Corrupt Institution

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 84%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Battle of Jericho

by Sharon M. Draper • 2003

Elite secret club tempts teen trumpeter into cruel initiations, absolute silence, and a fatal leap.

4.14

4k+

🕵️ Secret Society ⚠️ Hazing Rituals 💀 Fatal Hazing 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🫡 Blind Loyalty

The Battle of Jericho 84%

Elite secret club tempts teen trumpeter into cruel initiations, absolute silence, and a fatal leap.

by Sharon M. Draper 2003

4.14

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Society ⚠️ Hazing Rituals 💀 Fatal Hazing 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🫡 Blind Loyalty

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin • 1978

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

3.99

237k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👥 Eccentric Ensemble Cast

The Westing Game 84%

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

by Ellen Raskin 1978

3.99

237k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 👥 Eccentric Ensemble Cast

Priklijuoti

by John David Anderson • 2017

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

3.90

9k+

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Priklijuoti 84%

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

by John David Anderson 2017

3.90

9k+ ratings

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

An American Summer

by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019

172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.

4.31

5k+

🏙️ Urban Violence ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🔫 American Gun Violence 🧢 Gang Culture

An American Summer 84%

172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.

by Alex Kotlowitz 2019

4.31

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Violence ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🔫 American Gun Violence 🧢 Gang Culture

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Two Witches and a Whiskey 84%

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Lost Talismans and a Tequila

by Annette Marie • 2020

Her demon-possessed friend is dying. To save him, she must unearth a magical massacre's secrets.

4.40

9k+

👥 Found Family 🔗 Demon-Human Bond 🌙 Human Among Mages 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🏙️ Hidden Magic Society

Lost Talismans and a Tequila 84%

Her demon-possessed friend is dying. To save him, she must unearth a magical massacre's secrets.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.40

9k+ ratings

👥 Found Family 🔗 Demon-Human Bond 🌙 Human Among Mages 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🏙️ Hidden Magic Society

How to Stay Invisible

by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

4.43

1k+

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🎣 Grumpy Old Mentor 🏎️ Persistent Best Friend

How to Stay Invisible 84%

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

by Maggie C. Rudd 2023

4.43

1k+ ratings

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🎣 Grumpy Old Mentor 🏎️ Persistent Best Friend

The 24th Hour

by James Patterson • 2024

An Olympian and her husband murdered. Four women hunt the killer through a family's darkest secrets.

4.08

35k+

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👥 Found Family 👭 Female Friendship 🔒 Family Secrets

The 24th Hour 84%

An Olympian and her husband murdered. Four women hunt the killer through a family's darkest secrets.

by James Patterson 2024

4.08

35k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👥 Found Family 👭 Female Friendship 🔒 Family Secrets

The Wilderness

by Angela Flournoy • 2025

A grandfather's final choice. A sister's lasting silence. Three friends become her only shelter.

3.47

11k+

🎭 Ensemble Cast 💔 Sister Estrangement 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🥀 Quiet Grief

The Wilderness 84%

A grandfather's final choice. A sister's lasting silence. Three friends become her only shelter.

by Angela Flournoy 2025

3.47

11k+ ratings

🎭 Ensemble Cast 💔 Sister Estrangement 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🥀 Quiet Grief

Cross Roads

by Fern Michaels • 2010

Scattered after their pardons, a band of female vigilantes suspects their quiet lives are a trap.

4.37

5k+

💕 Found Family ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔍 Conspiracy Uncovered 🕵️ Spy Craft 👥 Ensemble Cast

Cross Roads 84%

Scattered after their pardons, a band of female vigilantes suspects their quiet lives are a trap.

by Fern Michaels 2010

4.37

5k+ ratings

💕 Found Family ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔍 Conspiracy Uncovered 🕵️ Spy Craft 👥 Ensemble Cast

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2022

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

3.83

16k+

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1) 84%

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022

3.83

16k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson • 2016

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

4.27

9k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio 🪣 Bucket List 😭 Tearjerker

Ms. Bixby's Last Day 84%

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

by John David Anderson 2016

4.27

9k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio 🪣 Bucket List 😭 Tearjerker

Ghost

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

Running from a gun saved him. A track team might teach him what to run toward.

4.18

54k+

🏃 Youth Sports Drama 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏙️ Inner City Life

Ghost 84%

Running from a gun saved him. A track team might teach him what to run toward.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.18

54k+ ratings

🏃 Youth Sports Drama 🫂 Found Family 🧑‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏙️ Inner City Life

Gallows Bridge

by Caroline Peckham • 2022

Clawed from a shallow grave, she returns to four men and the monster who buried her.

4.46

12k+

🔀 Why Choose 🔫 Gangland Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 👦 Childhood Friends

Gallows Bridge 84%

Clawed from a shallow grave, she returns to four men and the monster who buried her.

by Caroline Peckham 2022

4.46

12k+ ratings

🔀 Why Choose 🔫 Gangland Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 👦 Childhood Friends

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2009

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

4.28

46k+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma 84%

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2009

4.28

46k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 84%

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967

3.77

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Jade City

by Fonda Lee • 2017

A rival clan's ambush forces two estranged siblings to lead their family's jade empire into war.

4.06

115k+

🗡️ Mafia Fantasy ⚔️ Clan Warfare 👥 Sibling Rivalry 📜 Code Of Honor 🎭 Political Intrigue

Jade City 84%

A rival clan's ambush forces two estranged siblings to lead their family's jade empire into war.

by Fonda Lee 2017

4.06

115k+ ratings

🗡️ Mafia Fantasy ⚔️ Clan Warfare 👥 Sibling Rivalry 📜 Code Of Honor 🎭 Political Intrigue

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Fairfleet Affair 84%

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

City of Orphans

by Avi • 2011

With a homeless girl, a newsboy hunts the real thief who framed his sister.

3.97

4k+

🏠 Found Family 🔍 Kid Detectives 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🗽 Street Kids 🏛️ Gilded Age

City of Orphans 84%

With a homeless girl, a newsboy hunts the real thief who framed his sister.

by Avi 2011

3.97

4k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🔍 Kid Detectives 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🗽 Street Kids 🏛️ Gilded Age

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

by Lindsay Currie • 2024

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

3.92

3k+

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

The Mystery of Locked Rooms 84%

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

by Lindsay Currie 2024

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

The Celebrants

by Steven Rowley • 2023

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

3.62

56k+

🫂 Found Family 🎓 College Friendships 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness

The Celebrants 84%

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

by Steven Rowley 2023

3.62

56k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🎓 College Friendships 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

4.49

1.0M+

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family 🧙‍♂️ Magic Training 🎲 Political Intrigue

Mistborn 84%

A charismatic survivor assembles a crew of metal-burning thieves to rob a god of his empire.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.49

1.0M+ ratings

🎭 Heist Fantasy 🔮 Hard Magic 👥 Found Family 🧙‍♂️ Magic Training 🎲 Political Intrigue

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