*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley Author: Yaba Badoe Form: Prose Fantasy/Adventure Length: 320 Pages Brief synopsis: A fantasy adventure novel by a Ghanaian-British author about a child who is washed …
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*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley Author: Catherine Johnson Form: Historical Fiction/ Thriller (prose) Length: 240 pages Brief summary: A historical murder mystery set in late 18th Century London; the main …
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*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Rachel Cook (@dramateech) Form and genre: novel written in verse Length: 371 pages Summary: Narrated between two girls who lose their father in a plane crash and ultimately learn about each other as …
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*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Ruth Holder (@MrsRHEnglish) Form and genre: prose, gothic, action, mystery Length: 270 pages Summary: Irene’s family moves after her father dies and her mother gets a job as housekeeper for enigmatic toymaker, Lazarus …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Michelle Ings (@michelle_ings) Form and genre: Short stories Length: 416 pages Summary: (From Amazon) Black is male, Black is female, Black is straight, Black is gay, Black is urban, Black is rural, Black is rich. And poor. Black is mixed-race, Black is immigrants, Black is more. There are countless ways to …