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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch

206 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
nonfiction biography memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman

Hachiko Waits

Lesléa Newman

96 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction historical middle grade sad fast-paced
Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Pax

Pax #1

Sara Pennypacker

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction childrens adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World by Gulwali Passarlay

The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee's Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half the World

Gulwali Passarlay

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional hopeful slow-paced
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman

76 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad fast-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)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
nonfiction essays politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Karuho Shiina

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1

君に届け Kimi ni Todoke #1

Karuho Shiina

216 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction manga romance funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Cat's Cafe by Gwen Tarpley

Cat's Cafe

Cat's Cafe #1

Gwen Tarpley

168 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction comics funny lighthearted fast-paced
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

The House at Pooh Corner

Winnie-The-Pooh #2

A.A. Milne

180 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0castella_and_novellas's review
fiction childrens classics short stories adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced