Books like Little Bee
12 books with a reading profile close to Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Thought-provoking; an easy read.
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1
The Book of Unknown Americans
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Two families move into the same apartment building in Delaware: the Riveras, who came from Mexico, and the Toros from Panama.
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2
The Invention of Wings
narrative, accessible
The story follows Sarah Grimké, the daughter of a wealthy Charleston judge, and Hetty "Handful," the enslaved girl gifted to Sarah on her eleventh birthday.
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3
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
narrative, accessible
In 1972, workers digging a foundation in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, discover a skeleton at the bottom of a well.
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4
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King
narrative, accessible
Andy Dufresne, a banker convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, arrives at Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine.
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5
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Ruth Jefferson, a labor and delivery nurse with twenty years of experience, begins her shift at a Connecticut hospital only to be reassigned because a patient’s parents are white supremacists who demand that no African…
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6
You Think It, I'll Say It
narrative, accessible
Curtis Sittenfeld's collection of ten stories looks at contemporary American relationships with a sharp, witty eye.
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7
The Jane Austen Book Club
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Six Californians meet monthly for six months to read and talk about one Austen novel each.
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8
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Nuri is a beekeeper who tends to hives in the Syrian city of Aleppo alongside his wife, Afra, an artist who loses her sight after a bomb kills their young son.
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9
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, secures a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, an executive at Lehman Brothers.
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10
The Hate U Give
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives a split existence between her impoverished neighborhood, Garden Heights, and her wealthy suburban prep school.
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11
Fourteen Days
by Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston
narrative, accessible
Set in a Lower East Side tenement during the early lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, this collaborative novel follows a group of neighbors who gather on their rooftop to exchange stories.
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12
Infinite Country
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
The narrative follows Elena and Mauro, a Colombian couple who overstay their visas in the United States, and the three children they raise across two nations.
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