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Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson

Just as I Am

Cicely Tyson

4.0
reflective slow-paced
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

3.5
reflective slow-paced
Of Ants and Dinosaurs by Cixin Liu

Of Ants and Dinosaurs

Cixin Liu

3.0
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love & Other Disasters

Anita Kelly

4.5
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

Michael Schur

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera

We Light Up the Sky

Lilliam Rivera

3.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

All Her Little Secrets

Wanda M. Morris

3.5
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

Jesse Thistle

5.0
inspiring reflective medium-paced
Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

3.5
challenging informative slow-paced
Wahala by Nikki May

Wahala

Nikki May

4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated