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The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Og Mandino

nonfiction business
hopeful inspiring fast-paced

128 pages | first published 1968

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Lost Girls: Sex and Death in Renaissance Florence by Nicholas Terpstra

Lost Girls: Sex and Death in Renaissance Florence

Nicholas Terpstra

nonfiction historical history
challenging informative slow-paced

264 pages | first published 2010

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Husky by Justin Sayre

Husky

Justin Sayre

fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade young adult
emotional slow-paced

missing page info | first published 2015

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Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given

Women Don't Owe You Pretty

Florence Given

nonfiction feminism politics
challenging reflective slow-paced

224 pages | first published 2020

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers #1

Becky Chambers

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction
adventurous slow-paced

518 pages | first published 2014

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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races

Maggie Stiefvater

fiction fantasy romance young adult
adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

409 pages | first published 2011

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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary race
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

352 pages | first published 2020

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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

fiction fantasy
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

384 pages | first published 1990

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

fiction classics historical
dark reflective slow-paced

324 pages | first published 1960

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

fiction historical
adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

320 pages | first published 2016

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