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Every Book Val Has Ever Recommended to Someone - Page 12

In 30 years of being a book nerd and 9 years of being a bookseller, these are the books I can remember reading and telling someone else that they should read. Arranged in reverse alphabetical order by age group: picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult nonfiction, adult fiction.
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Mother Clap's Molly House (Rictor Norton)
Mother Clap's Molly House
441
Rictor Norton
Moab Is My Washpot
Moab Is My Washpot
442
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
443
March (#1-3) (John Lewis)
March (#1-3)
444
John Lewis
The Making of Asian America: A History (Erika Lee)
The Making of Asian America: A History
445
Erika Lee
Machiavelli for Women (Stacey Vanek Smith)
Machiavelli for Women
446
Stacey Vanek Smith
The Lynching (Laurence Leamer)
The Lynching
447
Laurence Leamer
Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (John D'emilio)
Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
448
John D'emilio
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
449
Nelson Mandela
London (Peter Ackroyd)
London
450
Peter Ackroyd
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
451
Karen Abbott
Legacy of Ashes (Tim Weiner)
Legacy of Ashes
452
Tim Weiner
King Leopold's Ghost (Adam Hochschild)
King Leopold's Ghost
453
Adam Hochschild
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (Dorothy Roberts)
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
454
Dorothy Roberts
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime (Judith Flanders)
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime
455
Judith Flanders
The Invisible Orientation (Julie Sondra Decker)
The Invisible Orientation
456
Julie Sondra Decker
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education (Mychal Denzel Smith)
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education
457
Mychal Denzel Smith
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
458
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
459
Rebecca Skloot
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
460
Michelle McNamara
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
461
Maya Angelou
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro
462
James Baldwin
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
463
Malala Yousafzai
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
464
Allie Brosh
How to Read Nancy (Paul Karasik)
How to Read Nancy
465
Paul Karasik
How to Be a Victorian (Ruth Goodman)
How to Be a Victorian
466
Ruth Goodman
Hitler's Furies (Wendy Lower)
Hitler's Furies
467
Wendy Lower
The History of White People (Nell Irvin Painter)
The History of White People
468
Nell Irvin Painter
Hitler's American Model (James Q. Whitman)
Hitler's American Model
469
James Q. Whitman
Hidden Life of Trees (Wohlleben)
Hidden Life of Trees
470
Wohlleben
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
471
Margot Lee Shetterly
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
472
Vincent Bugliosi
Hellhound on His Trail (Hampton Sides)
Hellhound on His Trail
473
Hampton Sides
The Half Has Never Been Told (Edward E. Baptist)
The Half Has Never Been Told
474
Edward E. Baptist
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
475
Jared Diamond
The Great White Way (Warren Hoffman)
The Great White Way
476
Warren Hoffman
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Douglas Brinkley)
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
477
Douglas Brinkley
The Great Crash of 1929 (John Kenneth Galbraith)
The Great Crash of 1929
478
John Kenneth Galbraith
Gotham (Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace)
Gotham
479
Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
The Girls Who Went Away
The Girls Who Went Away
480
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