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This House, Once by Deborah Freedman

This House, Once

Deborah Freedman

40 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction childrens nature relaxing slow-paced
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

Traci N. Todd

56 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction biography childrens music emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories

Ghassan Kanafani

117 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0javery's review
fiction classics literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter

The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

Jeanette Winter

32 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction biography childrens reflective slow-paced
The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story by Christopher Castellani

The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story

Christopher Castellani

160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction reflective slow-paced
The Art of Description: World Into Word by Mark Doty

The Art of Description: World Into Word

Mark Doty

140 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction poetry reference informative reflective slow-paced
The Art of Intimacy: The Space Between by Stacey D'Erasmo

The Art of Intimacy: The Space Between

Stacey D'Erasmo

125 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0javery's review
nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Lane Smith, Jon Scieszka

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Lane Smith, Jon Scieszka

52 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0javery's review
fiction childrens adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein

The Missing Piece Meets the Big O

The Missing Piece #2

Shel Silverstein

104 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

5.0javery's review
fiction childrens poetry lighthearted slow-paced
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah! by Olga Ivanov, Aleksey Ivanov

Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!

Olga Ivanov, Aleksey Ivanov

24 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0javery's review
childrens informative lighthearted medium-paced