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Maria wanted to read: Historical fiction and African American lit. forever. Also, since I'm going to be a teacher I really appreciate YA lit recommendations. ...more
Jun 05, 2014 08:49AM  · 
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Marlin Jenkins You should read _Tears of a Tiger_ by Sharon Draper--it was one of my favorite YA books in high school, and is interesting in it's urban high school s ...more
Jun 05, 2014 10:34PM · flag
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Maria I'm definitely interested in reading plays. Thank you, Marlin! ...more
Jun 06, 2014 07:11AM · flag
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A Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissack
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 (Dear America)
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she said: " Since you liked Chains you might also enjoy this one. "
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Jun 05, 2014 10:29AM  · 
Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith
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Jun 05, 2014 10:40AM  · 
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
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Jun 05, 2014 10:40AM  · 
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The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
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Jun 05, 2014 10:41AM  · 
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Revolutionary by Alex Myers
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Fever by Mary Beth Keane
Fever
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Jun 05, 2014 10:41AM  · 
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Jun 05, 2014 01:16PM  · 
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Monster
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Jun 05, 2014 01:17PM  · 
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Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High, #1)
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Jun 05, 2014 10:34PM  · 
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver (Giver, #1)
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Jun 05, 2014 10:35PM  · 
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
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Jun 06, 2014 08:12AM  · 
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
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The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe
The Colored Museum
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Jun 06, 2014 08:14AM  · 
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Kindred
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she said: " Fits the bill with a little sci-fi :) "
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Maria's Favorite Books

White Teeth by Zadie Smith
White Teeth
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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club
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Doubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Doubt, a Parable
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It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
It's Kind of a Funny Story
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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Invisible Monsters
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Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Young-adult, War, and christian-living