Studio Ghibli Inspired Reading Challenge 👒🍵⛰️ - hosted by alisylvi

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
"Why do fireflies have to die so soon?"

This heart-wrenching story follows the two siblings Seita and Setsuko as they struggle to survive on the eve of second world war's Japan. Read a book about civilians in times of war.
 
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They Called Us Enemy by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

204 pages • paperback • 2019

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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

531 pages • digital • 2014

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The Fervor by Alma Katsu

The Fervor

Alma Katsu

400 pages • digital • 2022

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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

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Brandon Sanderson

792 pages • paperback • 2007

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The Little Snake by A.L. Kennedy

The Little Snake

A.L. Kennedy

144 pages • hardcover • 2016

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

216 pages • hardcover • 2006

fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

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Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • paperback • 2000

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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

344 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced