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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

137 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
fiction classics historical middle grade emotional sad fast-paced
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

138 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction psychology self help inspiring fast-paced
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

303 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction history science dark funny informative medium-paced
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

325 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Lindsey Fitzharris

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction biography history memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural: 101 True Tales of Hauntings, Demons, and the Paranormal by Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej

BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural: 101 True Tales of Hauntings, Demons, and the Paranormal

Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction history dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

464 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Caitlin Doughty

257 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction science travel informative reflective medium-paced
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory

Caitlin Doughty

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Balli Kaur Jaswal

289 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0emilypoche's review
fiction contemporary mystery emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced