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The Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceTwins Found in a Box by Janine VanceGoing Back to Zen by Janine VanceYou Don't Look Adopted by Anne HeffronAdoption History 101 by Janine Myung Ja
Adult Adoptee Memoirs
24 books — 15 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienHour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne
Inside (or Through) the Tree
106 books — 15 voters

Gambit de descifrado by Doug CollinsAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah BrooksUprooted by Naomi NovikWhat Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
Strange Geography, Sentient Structures and Living Landscapes in Fiction
110 books — 15 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSwamp Thing by Maggie StiefvaterWhat Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-BonneCreepy Carrots! by Aaron ReynoldsThe Plant That Ate Dirty Socks by Nancy McArthur
MG and YA Books with Creepy Plants in Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror
101 books — 13 voters

Streetlight People by Charlene ThomasThe Witchery by S. IsabelleBad Witch Burning by Jessica LewisThe Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. LewisGhost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs
Spooky Young Adult Fiction by African-Americans of the 2020s
20 books — 12 voters
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueenHouse of Hunger by Alexis HendersonHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamOn Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah-Yah ScholfieldLone Women by Victor LaValle
Horror and Gothic Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
12 books — 9 voters

My Soul to Take by Tananarive DueHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamDarker Than Night by Brandon MasseyLet's Play White by Chesya BurkeIn the Dark by Brandon Massey
Horror and Gothic Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2010s
8 books — 4 voters
A Comb of Wishes by Lisa StringfellowGloom Town by Ronald L. SmithOphie's Ghosts by Justina IrelandRoot Magic by Eden RoyceDown With The King by Daka Hermon
Spooky Middle Grade Fiction by African-Americans of the 2020s
7 books — 3 voters

Roots by Alex HaleyRootfingers by S. Alessandro MartinezRoot of Evil by Eaton K. GoldthwaiteUprooted by Naomi NovikRoots of Desire by Marion Roach
'Root' in titles
106 books — 3 voters
The Maze Runner by James DashnerMoss'd in Space by Rebecca ThorneThe Vampire’s Consigliere by Linda PhillipsThe Bird King by G. Willow WilsonThe Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Strange Geography, Sentient Structures and Living Landscapes in Fiction Part II
64 books — 3 voters

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