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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

473 pages • 2010 • 61 editions

nonfiction biography history adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
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Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Gift from the Sea

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

130 pages • 1955 • 33 editions

nonfiction classics memoir reflective slow-paced
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

352 pages • 2014 • 25 editions

nonfiction memoir middle grade poetry race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
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The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

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The Year of Billy Miller

Kevin Henkes

240 pages • 2013 • 12 editions

fiction childrens middle grade emotional reflective fast-paced
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • 2000 • 121 editions

nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

457 pages • 1999 • 37 editions

nonfiction biography history sports adventurous hopeful inspiring slow-paced
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Man O' War by Walter Farley

Man O' War

Walter Farley

339 pages • 1962 • 3 editions

fiction young adult adventurous slow-paced
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Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • 1986 • 30 editions

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
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A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

Josh Neufeld

197 pages • 2009 • 4 editions

nonfiction comics history emotional sad fast-paced
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • 1996 • 37 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional reflective slow-paced
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