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24 reviews

The Truth About Grief: The Myth of Its Five Stages and the New Science of Loss by Ruth Davis Konigsberg

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

5.0

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

3.25

Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross W. Greene

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby

reflective medium-paced

3.75

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.5

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

The Rooted Classroom by Monica Genta

funny fast-paced

4.0