Books like Songbirds by Christy Lefteri

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

Americanah follows Ifemelu, a Nigerian student who moves to the United States for university, exploring her life and love across continents while reflecting on identity, immigration, and cultural belonging.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

Lucia Mannering bets her freedom on a wager with a scandalous nobleman, setting off a daring romance amid Regency high society.

Rebecca Stone wrestles with motherhood, privilege and identity when her white, single mother of a newborn meets the black nanny, Priscilla Johnson, whose death forces her to adopt a black son and confront race in her family life.

Moving panoramically from Mesopotamia to Canaan to Egypt, The Red Tent is robustly narrated by Dinah, from her upbringing by the four wives of Jacob, to her growth into one of the most infulential women of her time.

"Aaliya Sohbi lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage.' Every year, she translates a new favorite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read-- by anyone. After overhearing her neighbors, 'the three witches,' discussing her too-white hair, Aaliya accidentally dyes her hair too blue. In this breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman's late-life crisis, readers follow Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past and present Beirut. Colorful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and Aaliya's own volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left" --

Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.

In 1900, three girls from Appleyard College vanish while exploring Hanging Rock, sparking a haunting mystery that has captivated readers and inspired a celebrated film.

Cécile, a budding singer, is kidnapped and bound to the cursed prince of Trollus. Their entwined minds spark a rebellion against a tyrant, forcing her to choose between her world and the one the prince needs.

Rainbow Milk is a coming‑of‑age story of nineteen‑year‑old Jesse McCarthy, who wrestles with his racial and sexual identities while growing up in a Jehovah’s Witness household.