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James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

478 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Yonder Come Day: Exploring the Collective Witness of the Formerly Enslaved by Jasmine L. Holmes

Yonder Come Day: Exploring the Collective Witness of the Formerly Enslaved

Jasmine L. Holmes

208 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
nonfiction history race emotional hopeful informative slow-paced
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

Sharon McMahon

10 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
nonfiction history politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII by Chester Nez

Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

Chester Nez

310 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
nonfiction biography history emotional informative slow-paced
The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

The Distance Between Us

Reyna Grande

325 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Book of Doors

Gareth Brown

13 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction literary magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

327 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Vera Wong #1

Jesse Q. Sutanto

338 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction contemporary mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0rodiemom's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced