Books like The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
12 books with a reading profile close to The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael Wolff provides an account of the first nine months of the Trump administration, drawing on extensive access to the West Wing.
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Sooley
by John Grisham
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the civil war-torn landscape of South Sudan, seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleyman receives an invitation to play basketball for a scouting team in the United States.
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Jason Schreier investigates the volatile manufacturing process of modern video games, chronicling the chaotic development cycles of titles like Pillars of Eternity, Stardew Valley, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
The narrative follows a journalist named Nouriel who encounters a mysterious figure known as the Prophet.
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The Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
The star-bellied Sneetches believe they are superior to their plain-bellied neighbors, leading to a rigid social hierarchy on the beach.
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The Trumpet of the Swan
by E.B. White
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Louis is a trumpeter swan born without a voice, a physical defect that prevents him from honking to attract a mate like Serena.
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Bleachers
by John Grisham
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
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Moxie
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a small Texas town, sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter grows tired of her high school’s double standards, ranging from sexist dress code enforcement to the unchecked harassment from the football team.
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Frindle
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Nick Allen is a fifth-grade student known for his creative distractions.
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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
James Patterson chronicles the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—in their off-campus home.
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Kensuke's Kingdom
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sarah Agnes Prine chronicles twenty years of her life in the Arizona Territory through handwritten diary entries.
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