Books like The Kite Runner--the graphic novel
12 books with a reading profile close to The Kite Runner--the graphic novel by Khaled Hosseini. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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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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Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
The story follows two women whose lives intersect on a Nigerian beach during a violent encounter involving an oil company’s mercenaries.
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3
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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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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Scout, Atticus & Boo
narrative, accessible
Mary McDonagh Murphy chronicles the lasting influence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird through a series of structured interviews with prominent writers, public figures, and Lee’s close associates.
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Black Cake
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
After the death of Eleanor Bennett, her estranged children, Byron and Benny, reunite in California to hear her final recorded message.
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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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American Born Chinese
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Gene Luen Yang weaves together three distinct narrative threads to examine the internal conflicts of cultural assimilation.
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Signal Fires
by Dani Shapiro
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Two families, the Wilfs and the Shenkmans, live as neighbors in a Connecticut town.
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Migrations
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Franny Stone travels to Greenland to track the final migration of Arctic terns, a species nearing extinction in a world depleted of wildlife.
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Prep
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Lee Fiora, a girl from a modest family in Indiana, wins a scholarship to the Ault School, a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts.
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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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