Book Collection
Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
Hannah Moushabeck
No description available.
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed Books)
Octavia E. Butler
No description available.
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
This highly acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from award-winning author Octavia E. Butler "pairs well with 1984 or...
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Clay's Ark
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A gripping tale of survival as an alien pandemic irrevocably changes humanity, from the critically acclaimed author of Parable of...
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Imago
Octavia E. Butler
From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid...
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Skin Again
Bell Hooks
The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a...
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Books Make Good Friends
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Dawn (Lilith’s Brood, 1)
Octavia E. Butler
No description available.
Wild Seed
Octavia E. Butler
In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and...
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Over and Under the Waves
Kate Messner
"Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest, and all the fascinating creatures living just a paddle's length away-both over...
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