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Unsheltered

A Novel

by Kingsolver, Barbara

Book - 2018

A look into the eyes of ordinary people who land in bad times. This should be required reading. A look into the eyes of ordinary people who land in bad times. This should be required reading. Show less

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Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi

A Novel

by Kincaid, Nanci

eBook - 2009

Having left their Southern home, two siblings follow lucrative opportunities to California, only to have their marriages unravel. A thuggish but ambitious teen turns their lives upside down. Having left their Southern home, two siblings follow lucrative opportunities to California, only to have their marriages unravel. A thuggish but ambitious teen turns their lives upside down. Show less

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You Remind Me of Me

by Chaon, Dan

Book - 2004

A tale of the impact of circumstance on identity, this follows the interconnected stories of a boy who is attacked by a dog, a pregnant teenager, a young ...Show more A tale of the impact of circumstance on identity, this follows the interconnected stories of a boy who is attacked by a dog, a pregnant teenager, a young man considering a drug-dealing career, and a child who disappears from his grandmother's backyard. Reminds you of how our actions may have a ripple effect. Show less

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When She Woke

A Novel

by Jordan, Hillary

eBook - 2012

A modern day telling of The Scarlett Letter. A modern day telling of The Scarlett Letter. Show less

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One Last Thing Before I Go

by Tropper, Jonathan

Book - 2012

Somehow this protagonist finds humor and healing in the fact that he's dying. Somehow this protagonist finds humor and healing in the fact that he's dying. Show less

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Men We Reaped

A Memoir

by Ward, Jesmyn

Book - 2013

Not a novel but a memoir about the pall of blighted opportunity, lack of education, and circular poverty that hangs over the young, vulnerable African-American inhabitants of DeLisle, Miss., especially the young men. Not a novel but a memoir about the pall of blighted opportunity, lack of education, and circular poverty that hangs over the young, vulnerable African-American inhabitants of DeLisle, Miss., especially the young men. Show less

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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

A Novel

by Hoffman, Beth

Book - 2010

This little novel made me laugh out loud while tugging at my heart. This little novel made me laugh out loud while tugging at my heart. Show less

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Bright Shiny Morning

by Frey, James

Book - 2008

Another lesson in how interconnected we all are....how our actions have trickle down effects. Another lesson in how interconnected we all are....how our actions have trickle down effects. Show less

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The Weight of Water

by Shreve, Anita

eBook - 1997

Just as an 1873 murder survivor found that a single moment changed her life forever, so our protagonist finds that a single action can alter everything. ...Show more Just as an 1873 murder survivor found that a single moment changed her life forever, so our protagonist finds that a single action can alter everything. Shreve's story is at once powerfully affecting and indescribably sorrowful, exploring the tenuous nature of happiness, the frailty of the human psyche, and the catastrophe of unthinking impulse. Show less

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