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Native Son by Richard Wright

Richard Wright’s Native Son is an exceptional example of dynamic, participatory literature. Rather than allowing the reader to effortlessly absorb the words on the page, Wright undermines the passivity...

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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

How would George Washington behave in New York society in the 1930s? The ladies and gentlemen of post-Depression-Era New York have had to reinvent the old rules of order in Amor Towles’ Rules of...

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Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpoole

Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker jumped off the train in Manifest, Kansas, well before it officially stopped—and for good reason. Abeline was in a bit of a mood. She, who was used to criss-crossing the...

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionRomance1930s -- fictionimmigrants -- fictionChina -- fiction1950s -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogSisters Pearl and May Chin are “Beautiful...

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Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford

Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionChinese Americans -- fictionSeattle -- fiction1920s -- fiction1930s -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogJamie Ford’s Songs of Willow Frost is a...

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Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick

Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionLiterary FictionOrphans -- fictionComing of Age -- fictionJews -- fiction1930s -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogYoung in years but not so...

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The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro

Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionRomanceNew York City -- fictionParis (France) -- fiction1920s -- fiction1930s -- fiction1950s -- fictionperfumes -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room...

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A History of Detective Stories: Film Noir

John GainesBooks and ReadingDramaWeekly Feature ArticlesDetectivesMovies1940sFilm1930s -- fictionA History of Detective FictionDetective and mystery storiesfilm noirReading Room BlogOne of the...

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A History of Classic Science Fiction: John Carter’s Mars and Flash Gordon’s...

John GainesBooks and ReadingDramaFantasyScience FictionReading MattersWeekly Feature ArticlesMoviescomic booksFilm1930s -- fictionGolden age of science fictionHistory of Classic Science...

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Dear America: The Diary of Minnie Swift—Christmas after All

Virginia JohnsonHistory & Historical FictionHolidaysDear America seriesGreat Depression -- fictionMidwest -- fiction1930s -- fictionDiaries -- fictionMy LibrarianShelf Life BlogBook Buzz...

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The Queens of Crime Part III - Margery Allingham

Joy O'TooleMystery & ThrillersDetective and mystery storiesMy Librarian1930s -- fiction1940s -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogMR ALBERT CAMPIONCoups neatly executed Nothing sordid, vulgar or plebian...

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If you like The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Megan BinghamBiographies & MemoirsHistorical FictionLiterary FictionRomanceDramaBook Match1920s -- fiction1930s -- fictionShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogThis readalike is in response to a...

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Munro Leaf & The Story of Ferdinand

Virginia JohnsonAnimalsAward WinnersFavorite CharactersPicture BooksAuthor ProfilesDecember kidspacifismWalt Disney1930s -- fictionClassicsKids BlogAuthor ProfilesWilbur Munro Leaf is best known for...

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Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen

Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionHumor/SatireMystery & ThrillersMy Librarian1930s -- fictionLondon -- fictionRoyalty -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogGeorgie has had...

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Oskar and the Eight Blessings

Virginia JohnsonHistory & Historical FictionHolidaysMulticulturalPicture BooksHanukkah -- fiction1930s -- fictionnazis -- fictionimmigrants -- fictionNew York (N.Y.)--FictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf...

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