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40 reviews

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal by Jeff Kinney

funny fast-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

4.5

Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey to America (with a Foreword by Alan Gratz) by Ruth Gruener

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

The Elite by Kiera Cass

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

Restart by Gordon Korman

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York 1880-1924 by Deborah Hopkinson

adventurous challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly

challenging hopeful medium-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Selection by Kiera Cass

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

The Losers Club by Andrew Clements

funny fast-paced

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

4.25