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Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

371 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

241 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Thorns and Roses #2

Sarah J. Maas

626 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

The Power of One

The Power of One #1

Bryce Courtenay

528 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

532 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics literary romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

592 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

William Kamkwamba

270 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
nonfiction biography science hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer

Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived

Ralph Helfer

352 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
nonfiction biography nature adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

350 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0deannawalton's review
fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced