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103 books

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Lab Girl

Hope Jahren

290 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir science emotional informative reflective medium-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran

The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Mehrsa Baradaran

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
nonfiction economics history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo

America Is Not the Heart

Elaine Castillo

663 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional informative reflective slow-paced
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

We Cast a Shadow

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

336 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Pride

Ibi Zoboi

6 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

345 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves #1

Cherie Dimaline

247 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0kimnlove56's review
fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced