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MsKingBean89
4.74 · 113 ratings
lgbtq · wlw · book · romance · fiction · fantasy · young-adult · mlm · paranormal · magic · found-family · dark-academia · friends-to-lovers · witches-wizards · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · sad · action-adventure · historical · audiobook
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Yaa Gyasi
4.31 · 127 ratings
21st-century · audiobook · racism · coming-of-age · feminism · poc-author · book · literary-fiction · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · drama · family · social-commentary · university · multi-pov
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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.28 · 158 ratings
book · fiction · children · young-adult · middle-grade · children-books · coming-of-age · friendship · historical-fiction · family · historical · audiobook · realistic · action-adventure · 20th-century · grief · survival · war · siblings · ww2
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Betty Smith
4.16 · 137 ratings
classics · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · literary · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban · coming-of-age · 20th-century · female-author · marriage · audiobook · realistic · family · womens-fiction · children · high-school · new-adult
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz
4.15 · 167 ratings- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
fiction · poc-mc · lgbtq · family · realistic · young-adult · poc-author · friendship · drama · latinx-mc · contemporary · coming-of-age · sad · historical-fiction · book · mental-illness · audiobook · death · high-school · literary-fiction
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Nadia Hashimi
4.12 · 119 ratings
fiction · book · poc-author · family · realistic · audiobook · action-adventure · female-mc · journey · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · spirituality · poc-mc · war · adult · female-author · drama · violent-conflict · historical · religion
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Wilson Rawls
4.12 · 122 ratings
children-books · fiction · animals · historical-fiction · historical · children · classics · young-adult · book · middle-grade · literary · action-adventure · anthropomorphism · family · drama · realistic · usa · 20th-century · north-america · oklahoma
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Deborah Wiles
4.05 · 111 ratings
friendship · middle-grade · book · children · realistic · historical-fiction · children-books · fiction · audiobook · young-adult · family · coming-of-age · historical · politics · grief · 20th-century · death · violent-conflict · war · social-commentary
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Kim Michele Richardson
4.05 · 135 ratings
historical · north-america · book · rural · coming-of-age · audiobook · kentucky · family · fiction · usa · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · young-adult · racism · drama · female-mc · friendship · realistic · romance · abuse
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Harper Lee
4.04 · 190 ratings
book · historical-fiction · historical · high-school · fiction · family · crime · drama · audiobook · literary · coming-of-age · classics · young-adult · literary-fiction · bildungsroman · female-author · realistic · 20th-century · southern-gothic · social-commentary
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Mildred D. Taylor
4.03 · 160 ratings
audiobook · middle-grade · racism · literary · young-adult · classics · book · realistic · historical · children · historical-fiction · children-books · fiction · poc-mc · family · coming-of-age · poc-author · black-mc · female-author · poverty
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
4.03 · 180 ratings
historical-fiction · book · audiobook · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · family · drama · 20th-century · psychological · female-author · young-adult · suspense · mystery · action-adventure · abuse · womens-fiction · adult · mental-illness
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Vanessa Diffenbaugh
4.03 · 104 ratings
contemporary · drama · family · womens-fiction · fiction · action-adventure · friendship · female-mc · realistic · historical-fiction · female-author · parenthood · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · coming-of-age · survival · audiobook · animals · siblings
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Amber Argyle
4.00 · 147 ratings
fantasy · fiction · young-adult · myths · paranormal · book · historical · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · romance · action-adventure · magic · medieval · fae · witches-wizards · retellings · europe · survival · audiobook · supernatural
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Hazel Gaynor
3.99 · 225 ratings
20th-century · historical · fiction · historical-fiction · book · drama · womens-fiction · audiobook · adult · family · female-mc · romance · coming-of-age · ww2 · action-adventure · literary-fiction · friendship · mystery · violent-conflict · war
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Valerie Tripp
3.96 · 583 ratings
fiction · middle-grade · book · children · historical-fiction · historical · children-books · young-adult · audiobook · coming-of-age · female-author · literary · classics · realistic · family · friendship · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure
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Eve Chase
3.95 · 127 ratings
suspense · audiobook · book · gothic · historical-fiction · mystery · fiction · historical · family · drama · crime · coming-of-age · psychological · season-summer · adult · horror · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · young-adult · death
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Elizabeth George Speare
3.95 · 139 ratings
audiobook · middle-grade · coming-of-age · literary · young-adult · classics · book · historical · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · children · fiction · action-adventure · family · early-modern · 20th-century · spirituality · friendship · survival
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Heather O'Neill
3.94 · 162 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · adult · contemporary · audiobook · crime · drama · dark · action-adventure · realistic · historical · fantasy · humor · feminism · journey · retellings
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Sarah Winman
3.90 · 116 ratings
friendship · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · family · fiction · coming-of-age · 21st-century · 20th-century · death · drama · lgbtq · grief · multi-pov · contemporary · season-spring · mental-illness · young-adult
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Lily King
3.90 · 166 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · audiobook · contemporary · book · family · female-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · romance · adult · young-adult · realistic · friendship · feminism · grief · marriage · 21st-century · psychological
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S.E. Hinton
3.87 · 227 ratings
female-author · fiction · young-adult · coming-of-age · classics · book · drama · literary · historical-fiction · friendship · audiobook · realistic · 20th-century · teens · family · male-mc · children · action-adventure · contemporary · middle-grade
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J.D. Salinger
3.87 · 250 ratings
classics · fiction · drama · 20th-century · young-adult · literary-fiction · mental-illness · literary · university · realistic · historical-fiction · high-school · contemporary · coming-of-age · philosophy · humor · family · male-author · book · suicide
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Karen Hesse
3.80 · 211 ratings- Elizabeth 1: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, the Royal Diaries: Cleopatra, Dear America: The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow, a Light in the Storm, My Nam by Karen Hesse
- Safekeeping by Karen Hesse
- Witness by Karen Hesse
- Stowaway by Karen Hesse
- A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 by Karen Hesse
fiction · book · young-adult · middle-grade · children · realistic · historical-fiction · family · coming-of-age · children-books · historical · female-author · drama · audiobook · action-adventure · classics · survival · literary · 20th-century · female-mc
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Anna Godbersen
3.69 · 250 ratings
historical-fiction · historical · fiction · young-adult · romance · book · realistic · mystery · womens-fiction · audiobook · high-school · love-triangle · coming-of-age · urban · drama · industrial-era · victorian · female-author · 19th-century · female-mc
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Karen Cushman
3.67 · 166 ratings
middle-grade · children · young-adult · historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · action-adventure · audiobook · female-mc · coming-of-age · children-books · friendship · female-author · realistic · medieval · family · humor · 20th-century · classics
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Alan Hollinghurst
3.66 · 133 ratings
adult · lgbtq · fiction · literary-fiction · book · mlm · audiobook · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · 20th-century · contemporary · 21st-century · historical · literary · classics · family · drama · steamy · romance · season-summer
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Alice McDermott
3.50 · 131 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · book · family · adult · historical-fiction · drama · audiobook · female-author · urban · coming-of-age · historical · spirituality · contemporary · religion · realistic · violent-conflict · war · grief · death
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