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28 books

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Philip C. Stead

32 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction childrens lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
El Deafo by Cece Bell

El Deafo

Cece Bell

248 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade funny hopeful informative fast-paced
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

J. Drew Lanham

232 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
nonfiction memoir nature challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

512 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor by Paul Farmer, Amartya Sen

Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor

Paul Farmer, Amartya Sen

438 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone

The Monster at the End of this Book

The Monster at the End of This Book #1

Jon Stone

32 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction childrens informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

76 pages • first pub 1895 (editions)

5.0jlem's review
fiction classics play funny lighthearted fast-paced