Recs if you like Rose Under Fire...
Fiction Edition - HOW TO FIGHT A DICTATOR
Inspired by @kishmish's nonfiction list (linked here). All suggestions for fiction set during real life dictatorships, depicting life under a dictatorship, or otherwise revolving around fictional narratives related to dictators, oppression, resistance, and authoritarian regimes are welcome!
Louder than the Bombs
WWII historical fiction. From everyday bravery to remarkable heroism, these characters and their stories remind us that everyone can be brave.
Credit to @startripper for the title (I don’t listen to the smiths :(
Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”
![[Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/5da9e756-6a36-4ab2-a655-c32a41718791/large.webp)
Women in Aviation
MAINLY focusing on ww2 aviation history since i know a lot of books within that area, BUT will also contain general works about women in aviation as a whole.
NPR Books We Love 2013
I wait for this list every year, and I mine some of my absolute favorites from it. I'm afraid one day the site might not be able to continue it, and heaven forbid the archive goes, plus I really want a trackable version of it. Hope you enjoy, and check out their filters on the link! https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2013
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