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193 books

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

256 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
Mr. Emerson's Wife by Amy Belding Brown

Mr. Emerson's Wife

Amy Belding Brown

328 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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fiction historical romance reflective slow-paced
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Erik Larson

336 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo

182 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

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fiction childrens classics middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America by John D'Emilio
Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America
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John D'Emilio

Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America

John D'Emilio

466 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism history challenging informative slow-paced
Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable by Mark Dunn

Ella Minnow Pea: A Progressively Lipogrammatic Epistolary Fable

Mark Dunn

205 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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fiction speculative fiction funny fast-paced
Live Alone and Like It by Marjorie Hillis

Live Alone and Like It

Marjorie Hillis

154 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism self help funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton

The Time It Never Rained

Elmer Kelton

416 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Possession by A.S. Byatt

Possession

A.S. Byatt

576 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

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fiction literary romance challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story by Timothy B. Tyson

Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story

Timothy B. Tyson

355 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

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nonfiction history memoir race challenging informative reflective slow-paced