swap_horiz Oblivion: Stories Alternatives

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Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship

Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship is a significant 18th-century German novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It establishe...

German 18TH Century Archetype Self Discovery

9.2 Excellent

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Black Boy

Black Boy (1945) is Richard Wright's autobiographical account of his childhood and young adulthood in the Jim Crow-era A...

American 20TH Century Race Autobiographical

9.0 Excellent

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The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 American Civil War novel written by Stephen Crane. The narrative follows Henry Flemi...

American 19TH Century Courage War

8.9 Great

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The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street is a 1984 novel written by Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros. Structured as a series of...

American 20TH Century Immigration Female Protagonist

8.7 Great

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Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina is the 1992 debut novel of American writer Dorothy Allison, set in Greenville County, South Caro...

American Contemporary Female Protagonist Trauma

8.5 Great

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" is a historical young adult novel written by Mildred D. Taylor and published in 1976. The...

American Family Historical Fiction Race

8.3 Great

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Goodbye, Columbus

"Goodbye, Columbus" is a literary collection published in 1959, marking the debut of American author Philip Roth. The bo...

American 20TH Century Identity Jewish American

8.3 Great

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The Song of the Lark

The Song of the Lark is a 1915 novel by American author Willa Cather. It is the second installment in her Prairie Trilog...

American 20TH Century Female Protagonist Artistic Growth

8.2 Great

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Bless Me, Ultima

Bless Me, Ultima is a 1972 novel by Rudolfo Anaya, recognized as a foundational work of Chicano literature. Set in New M...

American Identity Spirituality Chicano

8.2 Great

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 is a historical fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis published in 1995. It follows...

American Historical Fiction Race Ya

8.2 Great

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Hey, Kiddo

Hey, Kiddo is a 2018 graphic memoir by American author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. The book chronicles Krosocz...

American Family Memoir Ya

8.2 Great

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Der Nachsommer

Der Nachsommer, translated into English as Indian Summer, is an 1857 novel by Austrian author Adalbert Stifter. Written...

Classical Austrian Education 19TH Century

8.1 Great

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My Name Is Asher Lev

My Name Is Asher Lev is a 1972 novel by American author Chaim Potok. It traces the coming-of-age of a Hasidic Jewish boy...

American 20TH Century Religion Artistic Growth

8.1 Great

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Bud, Not Buddy

Bud, Not Buddy is a 1999 historical fiction novel by Christopher Paul Curtis that won the Newbery Medal in 2000. Set in...

American Family Race Depression Era

8.1 Great

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Breath, Eyes, Memory

Breath, Eyes, Memory is a 1994 novel by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that centers on the immigrant experienc...

Contemporary Immigration Female Protagonist Haitian

8.1 Great

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Patron Saints of Nothing

Patron Saints of Nothing is a 2019 young adult novel written by Randy Ribay that explores themes of cultural identity, g...

American Identity Philippines Ya

8.1 Great

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Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan is a naturalist trilogy written by American author James T. Farrell, published between 1932 and 1935. Comp...

American 20TH Century Urban Irish American

8.0 Great

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Walk Two Moons

Walk Two Moons is a 1994 novel by American author Sharon Creech, winner of the 1995 Newbery Medal. The story follows thi...

American Identity Grief Ya

8.0 Great

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond is a 1958 historical novel by Elizabeth George Speare, set in the Puritan settlement of Weth...

American Female Protagonist Historical Fiction Colonial

7.9 Good

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The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees is the first novel by American author Barbara Kingsolver, published in 1988 by Harper & Row. The story fo...

American Contemporary Identity Female Protagonist

7.7 Good