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Before I FallSeries
series2 books2010
About time loop and redemption, set in contemporary.
“Attempting to understand why, Samantha tries different choices and actions each time through, some starkly out of character, as she reckons with her life and relationships.”
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Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. DunphreyNovel
Margaret Peterson Haddixstandalone novel1996
About loneliness.
The House on Mango StreetNovel
Sandra Cisnerosstandalone novel1984
Magical realism, about identity, set in big city.
“In a series of inter-connected vignettes, this is the story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.”
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My Life As an Ice Cream SandwichNovel
Ibi Zoboistandalone novel2019
About friendship and identity, set in big city.
“Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little.”
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Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Sad in tone, about friendship and art and artists, set in mid 20th century.
Boy's LifeNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1991
About friendship and murder investigation, set in mid 20th century.