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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13h 11m • 2016 • 88 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • 1979 • 78 editions

fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

8h 49m • 2020 • 157 editions

fiction contemporary literary science fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
5.0 thebooksh...'s review
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

Rainbow Milk

Paul Mendez

538 pages • 2020 • 13 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta

416 pages • 2019 • 23 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
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Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker

The Up-and-Under #1

Over the Woodward Wall

A. Deborah Baker

208 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Brown Sisters #1

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Talia Hibbert

492 pages • 2019 • 43 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
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Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Brown Sisters #2

Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Talia Hibbert

361 pages • 2020 • 26 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
5.0 thebooksh...'s review
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

361 pages • 2018 • 48 editions

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
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Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

Diary of a Young Naturalist

Dara McAnulty

224 pages • 2020 • 22 editions

nonfiction memoir nature informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
5.0 thebooksh...'s review