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The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

179 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

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fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy

Bloody Jack #1

L.A. Meyer

301 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

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fiction historical young adult adventurous fast-paced
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer

Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady

Bloody Jack #2

L.A. Meyer

504 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

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fiction historical young adult adventurous fast-paced
Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer

Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber

Bloody Jack #3

L.A. Meyer

526 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Mark Twain

272 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
12 Years a Slave and Other Slave Narratives by Solomon Northup, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington

12 Years a Slave and Other Slave Narratives

Solomon Northup, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington

missing page info • first pub 1853 (editions)

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nonfiction biography historical reflective slow-paced
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

David Platt

230 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

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nonfiction religion informative inspiring slow-paced
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

Donald Miller

253 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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nonfiction religion reflective slow-paced
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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nonfiction history sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced