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The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

The Retribution of Mara Dyer

Mara Dyer #3

Michelle Hodkin

472 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction fantasy young adult emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

504 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

341 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Words in Deep Blue

Cath Crowley

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

248 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

545 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

The Sea of Tranquility

Katja Millay

428 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

Lord of Shadows

The Dark Artifices #2

Cassandra Clare

699 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0aleawrites's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced