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The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The War That Saved My Life #1

The War That Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

320 pages • 2015 • 43 editions

fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
5.0 javalibra...'s review
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Michael Eric Dyson

228 pages • 2017 • 5 editions

nonfiction politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson

32 pages • 2018 • 8 editions

fiction childrens hopeful inspiring fast-paced
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The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati

The Waverly Place Series #1

The Gilded Hour

Sara Donati

741 pages • 2015 • 12 editions

fiction historical romance emotional sad slow-paced
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

This Tender Land

William Kent Krueger

450 pages • 2019 • 21 editions

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine

Just Us: An American Conversation

Claudia Rankine

352 pages • 2020 • 12 editions

nonfiction essays poetry race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan #2

The One and Only Bob

Katherine Applegate

352 pages • 2020 • 13 editions

fiction middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
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Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fighting Words

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

272 pages • 2020 • 10 editions

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional fast-paced
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The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

Kathi Appelt

336 pages • 2013 • 5 editions

fiction childrens magical realism hopeful medium-paced
5.0 javalibra...'s review
The Skin We're in: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

The Skin We're in: A Year of Black Resistance and Power

Desmond Cole

256 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
5.0 javalibra...'s review