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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: War, Violence, and Death

Minor: Animal death

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Infidelity, and Murder

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Animal death, Homophobia, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Incest, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Xenophobia, Body shaming, and Police brutality

I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You by Ally Henny

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, and Misogyny

Minor: Police brutality

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Pete Hall, Kristin Souers

informative medium-paced

4.0

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Antisemitism

Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

The female main character experiences serious pressure from her parents to fit a narrow definition of success, which causes her a lot of stress and negative self-talk.