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The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
Year Published: 2001
Contemporary Literature
What really happened the day Lilly’s mom was killed? Can the truth live up to Lilly’s expectations?
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The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
Year Published: 1988
Contemporary Fiction
Taylor Greer does not want to get pregnant and be stuck forever in her poor, rural Kentucky town like the other girls in her high school, so she buys an old clunker VW and sets off across America hoping for something more.
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Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Year Published: 2000
Historical Fiction
During the summer of 1793, when yellow fever breaks out, Mattie's world is turned upside-down.
At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.
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We Were Liars
by e. Lockhart
Year Published: 2014
Suspense/Mystery
We Were Liars breaks down the idea that what seems like a “perfect life” isn’t always so. This novel keeps you guessing as the entire story is shrouded in mystery.
To learn more about the book:
We Were Liars- Book Trailer
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Year Published: 2007
Contemporary Literature
"It’s just a small story really, about, among other things:
* A girl
* Some words
* An accordionist
* Some fanatical Germans
* A Jewish fist fighter
* And quite a lot of thievery”
So good you would happily read it two times in a row.
To learn more about the book:
Book Trailer
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Kindred
by Octavia Butler
Year Published: 1979
Science Fiction
*Mature Content*
A 26 year old Black woman from 1976 California is suddenly transported to a plantation in pre-Civil War South Carolina.
Why was she transported to this dangerous location in the first place? Will she survive long enough in order to live her true life in modern day?
To learn more about the book:
Kindred - Trailer
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