Books like Gutter Child by Jael Richardson

After the collapse of her former faction, Tris Prior crosses the walls to discover a world beyond, facing new truths that force her to confront her identity and the limits of loyalty.

Cora, a woman enslaved on a Georgia cotton plantation, partners with a new slave named Caesar to flee the South. Their daring escape follows a literal underground network of tunnels that mirrors the perilous journey of countless fugitive slaves toward freedom.

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.

Homegoing is Yaa Gyasi’s debut historical novel that traces generations of an Asante family from 18th‑century Ghana to modern America, exploring the enduring impact of slavery and colonialism.

A collection of short stories that explore Tobias "Four" Eaton’s perspective on life, family, loyalty, and identity.

The Warmth of Other Suns is a non‑fiction study of the Great Migration, tracing the journey of nearly six million African Americans from the South to northern and western cities between 1915 and 1970.

A witty and heartbreaking novel from the author of the controversial books Liar and Paul's Case.

Follow Aminata Diallo, a child sold into slavery in South Carolina, as she escapes to Canada after the Revolutionary War and seeks a new life of freedom.

A young girl is chosen to attend university but finds herself alone in a world of exams and tests.

A difficult boy, a bond between indentured servants in 19th-century Massachusetts, and a quest to expose injustice.

A Caribbean adventure that explores the lust for power and the need for compassion in a world of survival rules.

A teen girl must expose a corrupt government to save the boy she loves and her ally, facing danger and betrayal.

Three middle-aged women face midlife crises and choose partners to complete them, leading to a tragic ending.

"Presents a collection of the best short stories by American and Canadian women since 1945."

"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, and that even fingernail-sized spiders can make out the craters of the moon. We meet people with unusual senses, from women who can make out extra colors to blind individuals who can navigate using reflected echoes like bats. Yong tells the stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, and also looks ahead at the many mysteries which lie unsolved"-- Provided by publisher.