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My favorite book recs
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items If you've ever felt like curling up on the couch with a cup of coffee and a good book, this is for you.
Sections
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Tearjerkers
Mystery
Books in verse
Tearjerkers
Best book I've ever read, real good emotions going on
Schindler's List (Booker Prize Winner) by Thomas Keneally, Paperback
If you're ever looking for a real tearjerker with a quick read, this is the best.
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson | Goodreads
Although you might already know this one, You've Reached Sam is a true emotional roller coaster.
You've Reached Sam: A Novel by Dustin Thao
This one's perfect for when you need a thorough cleansing. One Sentence Summary: Despite a terminal cancer diagnosis that has left her with limited time, 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster finds her life—and her outlook on mortality and love—completel...
The Fault in Our Stars: 0738095520621 - John Green
Mystery
This is a book that I came across in korean, then later read in english. Amazing. simply amazing. If your looking for some good mystery/thriller, this is a top choice for you.
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur | Goodreads
This one's really good. One Sentence summary: When five high school students walk into detention, only four walk out alive after the creator of a notorious gossip app is murdered, making his four classmates the prime suspects as they desperately work...
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
This one mystery is about a lonely tea shop owner in San Francisco who finds a dead man in her shop and decides to play detective
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
This one's for people who enjoy locked-room puzzles and a massive whodunit, combined with some wry family dynamics
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Books in verse
This one explores brotherhood. Truly fascinating. It's the best book I've read in verse.
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
This one's a classic historical fiction. I love how the story is shaped.
Inside Out and Back Again: Newbery Honor
Althought it says 13+, I still read it nearly monthly. It's an amazing coming-of-age story base around a Dominican-American teen in Harlem dealing with a strict mother and discovering slam poetry to channel her voice
The Poet X: Classic YA Novel in Verse (13+)
Really good. This one's about a traumatized WWII veteran navigating the shifting, shadowy streets of 1940s and 50s Los Angeles Penguin Random House.
Long Take: Robin Robertson: 9781509846887 - Books