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• Homegoing

  Gyasi, Yaa,

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  A powerful story of generations in one family begins with two sisters - one enslaved and the other married to an Englishman who lives in a castle.

• Moloka'i

  Brennert, Alan

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  Unforgettable characters highlight this moving novel that follows Rachel, taken from her home and sent to Kalaupapa, a quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka'i.

• Pachinko

  Lee, Min Jin,

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  An epic story about four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family living in Japan.

• Yellow Wife

  a Novel

  Johnson, Sadeqa,

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  Pheby Delores Brown is born enslaved and after the promise of freedom is broken, she is sent to the infamous Devil's Half Acre where she must outwit her Jailer to survive.

• How Much of These Hills Is Gold

  Zhang, C Pam,

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  Two orphaned children of Chinese immigrants must journey through the American West during the gold rush to bury their father.

• Victoria

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  This historical drama follows the growth of Victoria from a young teenager to powerful ruler.

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