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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Spartacus: The Gladiator by Ben Kane

Spartacus: The Gladiator

Spartacus #1

Ben Kane

448 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
fiction historical adventurous tense fast-paced
Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane

Spartacus: Rebellion

Spartacus #2

Ben Kane

404 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
fiction historical adventurous informative tense fast-paced
The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff

The Orphan's Tale

Pam Jenoff

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
fiction historical literary emotional slow-paced
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs

The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis

Alan Jacobs

368 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
nonfiction art autobiography biography literary religion reflective slow-paced
Treacherous Beauty: Peggy Shippen, the Woman behind Benedict Arnold's Plot to Betray America by Stephen H. Case, Mark Jacob

Treacherous Beauty: Peggy Shippen, the Woman behind Benedict Arnold's Plot to Betray America

Stephen H. Case, Mark Jacob

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn #1

Peter S. Beagle

294 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights by Ann Bausum

Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

Ann Bausum

128 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative inspiring medium-paced
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All by

The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All

Popular Culture and Philosophy #5

336 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
nonfiction essays philosophy adventurous informative slow-paced
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896

Dear America #17

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

219 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0ashwise360's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced