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Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

331 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan

324 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark emotional sad medium-paced
Loaners: The Making of a Street Library by Ben Hodgson, Laura Moulton

Loaners: The Making of a Street Library

Ben Hodgson, Laura Moulton

276 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
nonfiction memoir funny reflective medium-paced
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Solito by Javier Zamora

Solito

Javier Zamora

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
nonfiction memoir emotional sad tense medium-paced
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
An Untamed State by Roxane Gay

An Untamed State

Roxane Gay

370 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction contemporary dark emotional fast-paced
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Olga Dies Dreaming

Xochitl Gonzalez

373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

The Undocumented Americans

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell

The Sign for Home

Blair Fell

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0skorned's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced