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Maximilian Kolbe: A Saint in Auschwitz by Jean- Francois Vivier

Maximilian Kolbe: A Saint in Auschwitz

Jean- Francois Vivier

52 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography comics graphic novel history young adult medium-paced
The Twins of Auschwitz: The inspiring true story of a young girl surviving Mengele's hell by Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri

The Twins of Auschwitz: The inspiring true story of a young girl surviving Mengele's hell

Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional informative sad slow-paced
Mistletoe Kisses by Jessica Baker

Mistletoe Kisses

Jessica Baker

237 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction contemporary romance
White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

White Bird: A Wonder Story

Wonder

R.J. Palacio

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction childrens graphic novel historical emotional reflective fast-paced
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sidney Jacobson

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography

Sidney Jacobson

152 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography graphic novel historical young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century by Paul Kengor

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

Paul Kengor

23 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

The Blackbird Girls

Anne Blankman

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical middle grade emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

Some Kind of Happiness

Claire Legrand

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction fantasy middle grade emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen by Sara Jordan-Heintz

The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen

Sara Jordan-Heintz

661 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography history true crime
Sisters of the Sky by Lana Kortchik

Sisters of the Sky

Lana Kortchik

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical