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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

304 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

303 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Mindy Kaling

222 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called "It"

Dave Pelzer #1

Dave Pelzer

200 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

296 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

192 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Angela Y. Davis

158 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

96 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Witches by Roald Dahl

The Witches

Roald Dahl

208 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The BFG by Roald Dahl

The BFG

Roald Dahl

199 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0aprilatthelibrary's review
fiction childrens classics adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced