Missy Elliott Readathon 2022 | The Greatest Hits Tour - hosted by fiftysoshay

THE RAIN (SUPA DUPA FLY)- READ A BOOK FROM AN AUTHORS BACKLIST AT LEAST 5 YEARS OLD
 *Group Read (GR) Waiting To Exhale fits this prompt.  
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Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

Jesus and the Disinherited

Howard Thurman

128 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
San Juan Noir by Mayra Santos-Febres

San Juan Noir

Akashic Noir

Mayra Santos-Febres

184 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious sad slow-paced
Charly's Epic Fiascos by Kelli London

Charly's Epic Fiascos

Charly's Epic Fiascos #1

Kelli London

259 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction young adult lighthearted slow-paced
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Harlem Mystery: The First Ever African-American Crime Novel (Detective Club Crime Classics) by Rudolph Fisher

The Conjure-Man Dies: A Harlem Mystery: The First Ever African-American Crime Novel (Detective Club Crime Classics)

Rudolph Fisher

304 pages • first pub 1932 (editions)

fiction classics mystery mysterious fast-paced
Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Ghost

Track #1

Jason Reynolds

3 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction middle grade sports young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

299 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
A Red Death by Walter Mosley

A Red Death

Easy Rawlins #2

Walter Mosley

284 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths about America's Lingua Franca by John McWhorter

Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths about America's Lingua Franca

John McWhorter

192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced