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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

Casey McQuiston

355 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history race adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System by Pete Earley

No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System

Pete Earley

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction true crime dark mysterious medium-paced
From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter by Seamus McGraw

From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter

Seamus McGraw

232 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history sociology informative medium-paced
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

Maxwell King

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System by Jarrett Adams

Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System

Jarrett Adams

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction autobiography politics sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

The Collected Regrets of Clover

Mikki Brammer

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz

Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die

Jon Katz

197 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction self help reflective medium-paced
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Mountains Beyond Mountains

Tracy Kidder

322 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction biography health hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

232 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history memoir politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced