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Living in the Shadow of Death: Tuberculosis and the Social Experience of Illness in American History by Sheila M. Rothman

Living in the Shadow of Death: Tuberculosis and the Social Experience of Illness in American History

Sheila M. Rothman

332 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

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nonfiction history challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings by Mary Henley Rubio

Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings

Mary Henley Rubio

684 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Calpurnia Tate #1

Jacqueline Kelly

340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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fiction childrens historical middle grade young adult emotional funny reflective slow-paced
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

188 pages • first pub 1905 (editions) user-added

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fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright

Then There Were Five

The Melendy Family #3

Elizabeth Enright

260 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

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fiction historical middle grade emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon

The Participatory Museum

Nina Simon

388 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

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nonfiction art informative slow-paced
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

The Lacuna

Barbara Kingsolver

508 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

Molly Wizenberg

336 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0misajane79's review
nonfiction memoir lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enright

Return to Gone-Away

Gone-Away Lake #2

Elizabeth Enright

224 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

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fiction middle grade lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery

Emily of New Moon

Emily #1

L.M. Montgomery

12 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 1923 (editions)

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fiction classics middle grade lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced