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25 books

This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War by Samanth Subramanian

This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War

Samanth Subramanian

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
nonfiction history dark emotional informative medium-paced
Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster

Raven Leilani

227 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

Wave

Sonali Deraniyagala

240 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Lily and the Paper Man by Renné Benoit, Rebecca Upjohn

Lily and the Paper Man

Renné Benoit, Rebecca Upjohn

24 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction emotional reflective slow-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Outsiders (the Play) by S.E. Hinton, Christopher Sergel

The Outsiders (the Play)

S.E. Hinton, Christopher Sergel

75 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction classics contemporary young adult adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

256 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction classics middle grade hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

10 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1

Ransom Riggs

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

The Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath

Inkworld #1-3

Cornelia Funke

1152 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0ashendri's review
fiction childrens fantasy young adult adventurous slow-paced