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121 books

Class Act by Jerry Craft

Class Act

New Kid #2

Jerry Craft

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction graphic novel middle grade funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

The Door of No Return

Door of No Return #1

Kwame Alexander

418 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous sad fast-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

KC Davis

151 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Six of Crows #1

Leigh Bardugo

465 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World by Michael Frank

One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World

Michael Frank

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
nonfiction biography history challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Odder by Katherine Applegate

Odder

Katherine Applegate

274 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction middle grade poetry emotional hopeful medium-paced
Network Effect by Martha Wells

Network Effect

The Murderbot Diaries #5

Martha Wells

350 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction science fiction adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

623 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0purplepenning's review
fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced