The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
3.69
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, from the author Delia Owens says “tackles the absurdities…
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2. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)
By: Bill Konigsberg
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more
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3. When Morning Comes
By: None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
Zanele is skipping school and secretly plotting against the apartheid government. The police can't … read more
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4. This Book Betrays My Brother
By: Kagiso Lesego Molope
4.08
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
"Basi is as special as raindrops on dying crops. I say this not with jealousy but with apology, rea… read more
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5. The Pretenders (The Cemetery Girl Trilogy, #1)
By: Charlaine Harris , Christopher Golden , Don Kramer , None , None
4.24
Format: 185 pages, Hardcover
Charlaine Harris, the #1New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and the H… read more
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6. A Broken People's Playlist
By: Chimeka Garricks
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more
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- africa
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- african literature
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist
7. You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell
By: Leonard S. Marcus
4.10
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, h… read more
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"Intellectually I know free speech will prevail--it almost always does--and I know that some good conversations come out of it. But it's still harrowing to have to face such intolerance on your home g…"-Leonard S. Marcus, You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell
8. As Fast As Her: Dream Big, Break Barriers, Achieve Success
By: Kendall Coyne
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this inspiring book, US Olympian and hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination… read more
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9. Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke
By: Andrew Maraniss
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
*"[An] excellent exercise in narrative nonfiction." -- Booklist (starred review) From New York Tim… read more
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10. A Time of Fear: America in the Era of Red Scares and Cold War
By: Albert Marrin
3.58
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award Finalist and Sibert Honor Author Albert Marrin, a timely examination of Re… read more
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- audiobook
11. A Girl Is a Body of Water
By: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
4.15
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
In her twelfth year, Kirabo, a young Ugandan girl, confronts a piercing question that has haunted h… read more
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- africa
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"Remember, be a good person, not a good girl. Good girls suffer a lot in this life."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Explore it, love it, find out what it is capable of before you hand it over to a man."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Stories are critical, Kirabo. The minute we fall silent, someone will fill the silence for us."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
"Children do absolutely nothing on their arrival that warrants presents every year. If anything, they should give presents to their mothers, who come close to death."-Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, A Girl Is a Body of Water
12. Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda
By: Jesse J. Holland
3.69
Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition
A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda, pen… read more
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13. Paradise
By: Laura Maria Censabella
3.43
Format: 99 pages, Audiobook
Yasmeen Al-Hamadi is a Muslim, Yemeni-American senior at a struggling inner-city Bronx high school.… read more
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14. The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
3.69
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, from the author Delia Owens says “tackles the absurdities… read more
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- poetry
- literary fiction
- africa
- african literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- kenya
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
15. Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
By: Julissa Arce
4.11
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time wi… read more
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- audiobook
16. A Brief History of Fascist Lies
By: Federico Finchelstein
3.52
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
"There is no better book on fascism's complex and vexed relationship with truth."––Jason Stanley, a… read more
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17. Things They Lost
By: Okwiri Oduor
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vogue and Vulture “Alternately whimsical, sweet, and dark,” this … read more
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- africa
- african literature
- fiction
- kenya
- fantasy
- audiobook
"She said that true love was just like this - sweet in some parts, sour in others. She said that deep love was vast and pure, but that it also got hateful in some of its corners where the sunlight did…"-Okwiri Oduor, Things They Lost
18. Never Look Back
By: Lilliam Rivera
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Eury comes to the Bronx as a girl haunted. Haunted by losing everything in Hurricane Maria--and by … read more
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"He is not my medicine."-Lilliam Rivera, Never Look Back
19. No-No Boy
By: Ken Narasaki
3.42
Format: 2 pages, Audiobook
Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aft… read more
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- historical fiction
20. The Real Hergé: The Inspiration Behind Tintin
By: Sian Lye
3.48
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Hergé created only twenty-four Tintin books which have been translated into more than seventy langu… read more
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21. Four Short Stories: The Horror of the Heights/The Terror of Blue John Gap/ Lot No. 249/The Sealed Room
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
3.40
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
The listener is drawn to experience drama, suspense, and ultimately the shock of surprise in this c… read more
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