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156 books

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

422 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

Joyce Sidman

160 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction childrens middle grade nature informative inspiring slow-paced
Places I've Taken My Body: Essays by Molly McCully Brown

Places I've Taken My Body: Essays

Molly McCully Brown

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

A Natural History of the Senses

Diane Ackerman

352 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction history nature science informative reflective slow-paced
The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler

The Working Poor: Invisible in America

David K. Shipler

352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction economics politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

476 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo

Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us

Lauren Castillo

128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
fiction childrens lighthearted medium-paced
History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner

History Smashers: The Mayflower

History Smashers #1

Kate Messner

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
nonfiction childrens history middle grade adventurous informative fast-paced
Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon by Nick Maland, Sally Gardner

Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon

Nick Maland, Sally Gardner

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
The Missing Bookshop by Kirsti Beautyman, Katie Clapham

The Missing Bookshop

Kirsti Beautyman, Katie Clapham

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mrsbabykins's review
fiction middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced