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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

Diane Guerrero

257 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

The Last Black Unicorn

Tiffany Haddish

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
nonfiction autobiography essays emotional funny inspiring fast-paced
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

Trevor Noah

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
nonfiction memoir middle grade funny informative reflective slow-paced
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

307 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

301 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

362 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional medium-paced
Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? by Zein El-Amine

Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?

Zein El-Amine

87 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction short stories
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

371 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sarzaga's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced