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The Power of Welcome: Real-life Refugee and Migrant Journeys by Marie Bamyani, Ramzee ., Nadine Kaadan, Ada Jusic, Sonya Zhurenko

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adventurous challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Primer by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Search For Tutankkhamun by Niki Horin

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informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Warriors: All the Truth, Tactics, and Triumphs of History's Greatest Fighters by James Harpur, James Harpur

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dark informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard

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adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Step Father Christmas by L.D. Lapinski

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Always by Morris Gleitzman

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Raúf

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
I could not focus on the book and was finding it super difficult to have any interest in it at all.

DNF for now, but maybe I'll try again later down the line. 🤷🏻‍♂️