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The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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A true page Turner, I did not want to put this down!

Native Son
by Richard Wright

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Good but devastating. You see the prosecution of a black man that really meant no harm. You can also see the difference between the value of the white female body vs the black female body.

Dear Senthuran
by Akwaeke Emezi

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I’d read Akwaeke’s grocery list. I knew from past books that they are an incredible writer, but this memoir went above and beyond in vulnerability and language.

Summer Of 69
by Elin Hilderbrand

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I enjoyed another beach classic by Elin Hilderbrand. This one followed a summer in 1969 of one family. It covered their day to day lives and the struggles each faced openly or secretly in their lives. I love that each section was songs from the year. It was a good reminder there is always room for another chance.

Rise To The Sun
by Leah Johnson

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Leah has a way of immediately bonding a reader to a character. I fell in love with Toni and Olivia’s love story, and the music festival backdrop was just an added bonus.

A Minute To Midnight
by David Baldacci

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Another 3-1/2 star read. In this one, Pine and her assistant Blum return to Pine's home town in Georgia, where her sister had been taken so long ago, to try and figure out who, why, and what happened to her sister. What she discovers shakes her to her core.

Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty
by Lauren Weisberger

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How one decision can impact not only your life and future but all of those around you. It tells the story of a family and the ripple effect one decision has on all of them. I enjoyed it!

Severance
by Ling Ma

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A compelling pandemic read that shares many thoughts we may have had over the past year and a half. Commentary on the way life goes on and how we can get stick if we're not paying enough attention.

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
by Jeanette Wall

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If you read The Glass Castle, you are going to love this. Wall's writing is impeccable and it was great to hear the background story of her parents growing up with their parents (Wall's grandparent). Page turner.

America Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins

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Trying to survive after her family is killed by the cartel, an immigrant mother and her son escapes from Mexico along