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All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives by Andre Henry

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope–and Hard Pills to Swallow–About Fighting for Black Lives

Andre Henry

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
nonfiction philosophy race religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop) by Émile Zola

L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop)

Les Rougon-Macquart #7

Émile Zola

480 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

275 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

385 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

37 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

In the Night Kitchen

Maurice Sendak

40 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Jonathan Safran Foer

368 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0crankylibrarian's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced