Recommended English books
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The Read Around The World Challenge is a global challenge.
Anyone can join the challenge from anywhere in the world in any language they want.
This is the list of all English books added by participants of this reading challenge.
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Sabriya : Damascus Bitter Sweet by Ulfat Idilbi EN
SyriaDescription:
Sabriya portrays life in Damascus in the 1920's. Central to the story is Sabriya's journey to self-knowledge, intertwined with the rise and eclipse of national and feminist awareness during her painful life. The national revolt is crushed by superior foreign power and Sabriya's personal emancipation is stifled by the traditional values of a patriarchal society. Written from the point of view of a young girl passionately committed to the nationalist cause but unable, because of her sex, to take an active part, it seethes with the frustrated energy of the reluctant bystander and vividly expresse... continue
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Saddlebag : A Fable for Doubters and Seekers by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani EN
IranDescription:
A beautifully told, transcendent tale of truth, salvation, and the power of desire.
Russia2934.
Sadness Is a White Bird : A Novel by Moriel Rothman-Zecher EN
IsraelDescription:
**A 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist** **A 2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Debut Fiction** “Nuanced, sharp, and beautifully written, Sadness Is a White Bird manages, with seeming effortlessness, to find something fresh and surprising and poignant in the classic coming-of-age, love-triangle narrative, something starker, more heartbreaking: something new.” —Michael Chabon “Unflinching in its honesty, unyielding in its moral complexity.” —Pulitzer Prize–winning author Geraldine Brooks In this lyrical and searing debut novel written by a rising literary star and MacDowell Fel... continue
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Sado by Mikaela Nyman EN
VanuatuDescription:
Sado n. shadow 2. reflection 3. humiliation, dishonour ¿A New Bislama Dictionary Friday 13 March, 2015: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam makes landfall with devastating consequences. Vanuatu is bruised but not broken. Reeling from the loss of livelihood and struggling to meet basic human needs, people start to reassemble their lives. Cathryn is an NGO worker from New Zealand who has a ruined home, a teenage son and a Ni-Vanuatu boyfriend she hasn¿t heard from since the phone lines went dead. Faia is a community organiser, a radio journalist and a survivor who fights for women to be heard. Toget... continue
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Saha - a Novel by Cho Nam-Joo EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
TIME - Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2022 From the international best-selling author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 comes this chilling dystopian fable for fans of Netflix's Squid Game.
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Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi EN
JapanDescription:
A graphic novel featuring the further adventures of Bunny, Luna, Tuxedo Mask, and the Scouts.
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Saints of the Household by Ari Tison EN
Country: North America / 
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Description:
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer--that will take your breath away. Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a schedule and keep their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they intervene, breaking up a fight and beating their ... continue
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Bosnia and Herzegovina2940.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Dr. Alfred Jones has many reasons to be content with his life. His latest paper 'Effects of Increased Water Acidity on the Caddis Fly Larva' looks set to cause a stir on the pages of Trout & Salmon, his job as a fisheries scientist is satisfactory, and he and his wife, Mary, have just celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary - for which she gave him a replacement electric toothbrush. So why does he feel as though something is missing?" "When he is asked to become involved in a project to create a salmon river in the highlands of the Yemen, Fred rejects the idea as absurd. But the propos... continue
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