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Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater by Michael Sokolove

Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater

Michael Sokolove

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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nonfiction biography education informative reflective sad medium-paced
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

342 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

585 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Matilda by Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

4 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy middle grade funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

397 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny medium-paced
Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage by Madeleine L'Engle

Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage

Crosswicks Journals #4

Madeleine L'Engle

231 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

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nonfiction biography memoir emotional sad slow-paced
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

294 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism dark emotional informative fast-paced
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Men Explain Things to Me

Rebecca Solnit

130 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction essays feminism politics informative reflective medium-paced
A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle

A Circle of Quiet

Crosswicks Journals #1

Madeleine L'Engle

256 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

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nonfiction biography memoir reflective slow-paced
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In Forty Questions

Valeria Luiselli

119 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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nonfiction essays politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced