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This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman

Ilhan Omar

4.5

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

Raybearer

Jordan Ifueko

3.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Aftershocks

Nadia Owusu

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne

3.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

First Comes Like

Alisha Rai

4.5

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone

Sarah Jaffe

4.0

challenging informative slow-paced

Head Over Heels

Hannah Orenstein

4.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sick Kids in Love

Hannah Moskowitz

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: Yes

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

Ta-Nehisi Coates

5.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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