Behind the Mountains

10 best books like Behind the Mountains (Edwidge Danticat): For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Know My Name, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, Sea of Silver Light, Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Return to Me, In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd, More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), The Wild Unknown Tarot Guidebook, Cele zece iubiri ale lui Nishino

For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Author	Ntozake Shange
ISBN	0684843269

A revolutionary, award-winning play by a lauded playwright and poet about the experiences of women of color.

From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have...

Know My Name

Author

Chanel Miller

The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors

She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting...

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Author

Rachel Louise Snyder

An award-winning journalist's intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, revealing how the roots of America's most pressing social crises are buried in abuse that happens behind closed doors.

We call it domestic violence. We call it private violence. Sometimes we call...

Sea of Silver Light

Author	Tad Williams
ISBN	0641645473

This book, the fourth in a four-book fantasy series, is an amazing example of how a good idea can be stretched and diluted until it is no longer pleasurable to read. There is nothing particularly wrong with the Otherland series. The ideas are interesting, the execution is fairly creative, some of the...

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

Author	Paul Fleischman
ISBN	0064460932

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Seedfolks, Paul Fleischman, Joyful Noise is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrates the insect world.

Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.

The poems resound with...

Return to Me

Author	Lynn Austin
ISBN	0764208985

After years of watching his children and grandchildren wander from their faith, Iddo's prayers are answered: King Cyrus is allowing God's chosen people to return to Jerusalem. Jubilant, he joyfully prepares for their departure, only to learn that his family, grown comfortable in the pagan culture...

In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd

Author

Ana Menéndez

In these linked tales about the Cuban-American experience and the immigrant experience in general, Ana Menendez has instantly established herself as a natural storyteller who "probes with steady humor and astute political insight the dreams versus the realities of her characters" (Elle). From...

More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)

Author	Elaine Welteroth
ISBN	0525561587

“Elaine gifts us all with a beautifully intimate and powerful retelling of her ever-unfolding journey. In sharing her joys, pitfalls, adventures, self-doubt, and successes, she reminds us that through uncovering and discovering the many facets of ourselves, we are more than enough.”
—Yara...

The Wild Unknown Tarot Guidebook

Author

Kim Krans

This deck is gorgeous but if you don't have a background in tarot you may be a little lost. The booklet is a bit bare-bones. I love books that allow the artist to express their intent and maybe give you a little history on the deck with some sketches and such like they did with The Fey Tarot. This one doesn't...

Cele zece iubiri ale lui Nishino

Author	Hiromi Kawakami
ISBN	9734653784

Cartea lui Hiromi Kawakami cuprinde marturisirile a zece femei si tot atitea povestiri din care, pornind de la frinturi de amintiri, cititorii pot recompune personalitatea fascinanta, greu de prins, magnetica a unui barbat. Fie ca este vorba despre legaturi adolescentine sau din amiaza vietii,...