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25 books

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

232 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Isn't It Pretty to Think So? by Nick Miller

Isn't It Pretty to Think So?

Nick Miller

390 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
fiction contemporary young adult reflective slow-paced
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Meg Jay

273 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
nonfiction psychology self help reflective fast-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

Heart Berries

Terese Marie Mailhot

158 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Swimming in the Ocean by Catherine Jenkins

Swimming in the Ocean

Catherine Jenkins

161 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
fiction literary medium-paced
Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Susan Devan Harness

Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption

Susan Devan Harness

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery

Emily of New Moon

Emily #1

L.M. Montgomery

339 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

5.0thebrandyrivers's review
fiction classics middle grade lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced