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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

Jesmyn Ward

226 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Dear Martin

Dear Martin #1

Nic Stone

210 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction contemporary race young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller

The Late Bloomers' Club

Louise Miller

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction contemporary romance lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow

Nevermoor #3

Jessica Townsend

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Winter Counts

David Heska Wanbli Weiden

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Drama

Raina Telgemeier

233 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult lighthearted fast-paced
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal

42 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
nonfiction childrens history race informative lighthearted medium-paced
Rebound by Kwame Alexander

Rebound

The Crossover #0.5

Kwame Alexander

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emilycirrus's review
fiction middle grade poetry sports emotional reflective fast-paced