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The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

Brown Girls

Daphne Palasi Andreades

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
You Never Get It Back by Cara Blue Adams

You Never Get It Back

Cara Blue Adams

186 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

Vladimir

Julia May Jonas

238 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary literary dark reflective medium-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

224 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King

272 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

182 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

264 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0thebarandthebookcase's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced