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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

Caps for Sale

Esphyr Slobodkina

48 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction childrens classics lighthearted medium-paced
As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

250 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

Heart Berries

Terese Marie Mailhot

158 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction literary young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez

The Book of Unknown Americans

Cristina Henríquez

286 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

324 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine

291 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

Land of Love and Drowning

Tiphanie Yanique

358 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction fantasy historical literary magical realism emotional slow-paced
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

450 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0jolynne's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark emotional slow-paced