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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Cynthia Leitich Smith

310 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction childrens short stories hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced
Yuletide Homicide by Jennifer David Hesse

Yuletide Homicide

A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #3

Jennifer David Hesse

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious fast-paced
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Katarina Bivald

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer

¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

John Paul Brammer

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

454 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein

Turtle Boy

M. Evan Wolkenstein

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

The Lager Queen of Minnesota

J. Ryan Stradal

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

Wanderers

Wanderers #1

Chuck Wendig

800 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced