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6 books

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Grace Year

Kim Liggett

408 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

245 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

116 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education by Christopher Emdin

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

Christopher Emdin

232 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0lyssb's review
nonfiction education race informative inspiring slow-paced