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1		China Boy by Gus Lee 3.69 avg rating — 1,257 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 14,908 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Cane River by Lalita Tademy (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 51,132 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by Tamim Ansary (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,805 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorst (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 4.05 avg rating — 80,935 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 3.95 avg rating — 61,572 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit 3.95 avg rating — 4,148 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 54,059 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1) by Armistead Maupin 3.99 avg rating — 49,134 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love by David Talbot 4.31 avg rating — 7,315 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater by Carey Perloff 3.91 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,085 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui 4.35 avg rating — 41,704 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		There There by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 236,796 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Know My Name by Chanel Miller 4.67 avg rating — 276,959 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life by Nigel Poor (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,330 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 4,674 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 600,065 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 1 voter · list created June 5th, 2025 by Isabel (votes) .

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