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A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century by Paul Kengor

A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

Paul Kengor

23 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

The Blackbird Girls

Anne Blankman

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical middle grade emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

Some Kind of Happiness

Claire Legrand

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction fantasy middle grade emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen by Sara Jordan-Heintz

The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy Kilgallen

Sara Jordan-Heintz

661 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction biography history true crime
Sisters of the Sky by Lana Kortchik

Sisters of the Sky

Lana Kortchik

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Matthew Perry

250 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Home for Christmas by Kerry Evelyn

A Home for Christmas

Crane's Cove #1.5

Kerry Evelyn

107 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

7 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ask Not by Tom Avitabile

Ask Not

Tom Avitabile

319 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0oceanwriter's review
fiction historical thriller
My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme

My Life in France

Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme

11 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0oceanwriter's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced