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Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief by Katriona O'Sullivan

Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

Katriona O'Sullivan

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City

Andrea Elliott

624 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
nonfiction biography sociology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

576 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

504 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction classics contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

288 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction classics philosophy inspiring reflective medium-paced
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction horror mystery short stories thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

530 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kerensa's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced