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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

404 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Country of the Pointed Firs: And Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of the Pointed Firs: And Other Stories

Sarah Orne Jewett

320 pages • first pub 1896 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction classics short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Nancy Crow by Nancy Crow

Nancy Crow

Nancy Crow

324 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave by Jennifer Fleischner

Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave

Jennifer Fleischner

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie

Luka and the Fire of Life

Khalifa Brothers #2

Salman Rushdie

223 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction fantasy magical realism young adult adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

134 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction classics adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting, and Living Courageously by Sherri L. Wood

The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting, and Living Courageously

Sherri L. Wood

176 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction informative inspiring medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Quilter's Book Of Design by Ann Johnston
The Quilter's Book Of Design
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Ann Johnston

The Quilter's Book Of Design

Ann Johnston

160 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction informative medium-paced
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero

Timothy Egan

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous medium-paced