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52 books

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

199 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction middle grade science fiction mysterious fast-paced
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Ender's Saga #1

Orson Scott Card

352 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

18 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical literary mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

527 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

533 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

12 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 2

Heartstopper #2

Alice Oseman

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0goose_friends's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced