Valeria Bastia

24 books

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion

Matteo Alacran #1

Nancy Farmer

380 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Immortal by Traci L. Slatton

Immortal

Traci L. Slatton

515 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction art fantasy historical adventurous challenging slow-paced
Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell

319 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Land of the Silver Apples by Nancy Farmer

The Land of the Silver Apples

Sea of Trolls #2

Nancy Farmer

496 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner

One Moment, One Morning

Sarah Rayner

408 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Out of Egypt by André Aciman

Out of Egypt

André Aciman

415 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

The Sea of Trolls

Sea of Trolls #1

Nancy Farmer

459 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

Juliet Grames

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
February Flowers by Fan Wu

February Flowers

Fan Wu

242 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced