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TitleAuthorSuggested GradeGenreLexile RangeThemesSource
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1984George OrwellGrade 10Fiction1090LPower; Truth; Freedom; IdentityTIME 100
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A Doll's HouseHenrik IbsenGrade 11DramaEstimated 1100–1240L*Gender; Freedom; Identity; PowerKirkus Reviews
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A Good Man Is Hard to FindFlannery O'ConnorGrade 11Fiction950–1080LRace; Violence; Morality; IdentityKirkus Reviews
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A People's History of the United StatesHoward ZinnGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1180–1320L*Memory; Power; Knowledge; TruthLearning for Justice
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A Promised LandBarack ObamaGrade 11NonfictionEstimated 1230L*Leadership; Identity; Community; TruthBarack Obama List
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A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty SmithGrade 9Fiction810LFamily; Class; Knowledge; SurvivalKirkus Reviews
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AbundanceEzra Klein & Derek ThompsonGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1120–1260L*Morality; Ambition; Knowledge; TruthBarack Obama List
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, TheMark TwainGrade 11Fiction990LFreedom; Morality; Race; IdentityModern Library
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Alchemist, ThePaulo CoelhoGrade 10Fiction910LAmbition; Faith; Identity; FamilyKirkus Reviews
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All American BoysJason Reynolds & Brendan KielyGrade 10Fiction770LJustice; Identity; Family; TruthCR-SE; Learning for Justice
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AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi AdichieGrade 12Fiction990–1120LIdentity; Race; Exile; LoveWe Need Diverse Books
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Animal FarmGeorge OrwellGrade 9Fiction1170LPower; Revolution; Truth; MoralityKirkus Reviews
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Another BrooklynJacqueline WoodsonGrade 11Fiction850–980LMemory; Friendship; Race; IdentityWe Need Diverse Books
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AntigoneSophoclesGrade 12Drama1350LJustice; Friendship; Mortality; PowerKirkus Reviews
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As I Lay DyingWilliam FaulknerGrade 11Fiction1110LFamily; Mortality; Identity; TruthModern Library
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Autobiography of Malcolm X, TheAlex HaleyGrade 11Nonfiction1120LTransformation; Race; Freedom; KnowledgeCR-SE
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BelovedToni MorrisonGrade 11Fiction880LMemory; Race; Family; SurvivalTIME 100
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BeowulfAnonymousGrade 12PoetryEstimated 1180–1320L*Mortality; Friendship; Identity; MemoryHarvard University
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Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi CoatesGrade 10Nonfiction1090LRace; Identity; Knowledge; TruthCR-SE; Learning for Justice
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Bless Me, UltimaRudolfo AnayaGrade 10Fiction840–980LIdentity; Faith; Tradition; FamilyWe Need Diverse Books
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Bluest Eye, TheToni MorrisonGrade 10Fiction920LViolence; Identity; Family; TruthCR-SE
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Book of Unknown Americans, TheCristina HenríquezGrade 10Fiction790LExile; Belonging; Love; IdentityWe Need Diverse Books
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Book Thief, TheMarkus ZusakGrade 9Fiction730LWar; Leadership; Power; IdentityKirkus Reviews
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Born a CrimeTrevor NoahGrade 9Fiction770LIdentity; Race; Family; FreedomCR-SE
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Brave New WorldAldous HuxleyGrade 11Fiction870LPower; Freedom; Knowledge; IdentityModern Library
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Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, TheJunot DíazGrade 12Fiction1000LIdentity; Family; Exile; LoveKirkus Reviews
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Brothers Karamazov, TheFyodor DostoevskyGrade 12Fiction1150LFaith; Family; Morality; RedemptionKirkus Reviews
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Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline WoodsonGrade 9Poetry990LBelonging; Identity; Memory; LoveCR-SE
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Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeDee BrownGrade 11NonfictionEstimated 1120–1240L*Memory; Justice; Knowledge; TruthLearning for Justice
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Catch-22Joseph HellerGrade 12Fiction1140LWar; Truth; Survival; IdentityModern Library; TIME 100
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Catcher in the Rye, TheJ.D. SalingerGrade 11Fiction790LFriendship; Survival; Power; IdentityTIME 100
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CitizenClaudia RankineGrade 12PoetryNPRace; Identity; Justice; MemoryWe Need Diverse Books
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Color Purple, TheAlice WalkerGrade 11Fiction890LIdentity; Family; Gender; FreedomCR-SE
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Confessions of an Economic HitmanJohn PerkinsGrade 12Nonfiction1110–1260LMorality; Knowledge; Truth; JusticeKirkus Reviews
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CosmosCarl SaganGrade 10Nonfiction1110–1240LKnowledge; Truth; Justice; PowerKirkus Reviews
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Crime and PunishmentFyodor DostoevskyGrade 12Fiction1070LMorality; Justice; Redemption; TruthKirkus Reviews
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Crossover, TheKwame AlexanderGrade 9Poetry750LTruth; Morality; Identity; MemoryKirkus Reviews
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Crucible, TheArthur MillerGrade 11Drama1320LPower; Truth; Justice; ViolenceKirkus Reviews
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Dear MartinNic StoneGrade 10Fiction720LRace; Justice; Identity; TruthCR-SE
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Death and the King’s HorsemanWole SoyinkaGrade 12Drama1260LTradition; Colonialism; Faith; MortalityKirkus Reviews
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Death of a SalesmanArthur MillerGrade 11Drama1310LAmbition; Family; Identity; PowerKirkus Reviews
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Diary of Anne Frank, TheAnne FrankGrade 9Nonfiction1080LWar; Memory; Family; SurvivalKirkus Reviews
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DuneFrank HerbertGrade 11Nonfiction800LPower; Nature; Faith; AmbitionKirkus Reviews
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EducatedTara WestoverGrade 11Nonfiction870LKnowledge; Family; Identity; TruthKirkus Reviews
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Enrique’s JourneySonia NazarioGrade 10Nonfiction1020LExile; Family; Survival; BelongingKirkus Reviews
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Everyone Who Is Gone HereJonathan BlitzerGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1120–1260L*Exile; Violence; Survival; KnowledgeBarack Obama List
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Exit WestMohsin HamidGrade 11Fiction840–980LExile; Love; Transformation; IdentityWe Need Diverse Books
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Fahrenheit 451Ray BradburyGrade 9Fiction890LKnowledge; Freedom; Power; TruthKirkus Reviews
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FencesAugust WilsonGrade 10Drama990LFamily; Race; Ambition; RedemptionKirkus Reviews
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Fire Next Time, TheJames BaldwinGrade 11Nonfiction1290LRace; Justice; Faith; Truth
Obama; CR-SE; Learning for Justice
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Flowers for AlgernonDaniel KeyesGrade 9Fiction910LMorality; Identity; Family; TruthKirkus Reviews
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FrankensteinMary ShelleyGrade 10Fiction1040LKnowledge; Ambition; Morality; MortalityKirkus Reviews
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of FreedomDavid W. BlightGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1220–1360L*Freedom; Leadership; Memory; RaceBarack Obama List
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Fun HomeAlison BechdelGrade 12Nonfiction820–950LFamily; Identity; Memory; GenderWe Need Diverse Books
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Giver, TheLois LowryGrade 9Fiction760LFreedom; Memory; Power; CommunityKirkus Reviews
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Glass Castle, TheJeannette WallsGrade 9Nonfiction1010LFamily; Survival; Memory; TransformationKirkus Reviews
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Glass Menagerie, TheTennessee WilliamsGrade 10Drama1070LFamily; Memory; Love; TruthKirkus Reviews
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Go Tell It on the MountainJames BaldwinGrade 11Fiction1030LFaith; Family; Race; IdentityKirkus Reviews
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God of Small Things, TheArundhati RoyGrade 12Fiction920LFamily; Love; Class; TraditionKirkus Reviews
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Grapes of Wrath, TheJohn SteinbeckGrade 11Fiction680LClass; Family; Survival; JusticeKirkus Reviews
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Great Gatsby, TheF. Scott FitzgeraldGrade 11Fiction1070LAmbition; Class; Love; TruthModern Library; TIME 100
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GrowthDaniel SusskindGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1200–1340L*Ambition; Class; Knowledge; TruthBarack Obama List
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Hadji MuratLeo TolstoyGrade 12FictionEstimated 1080–1220L*War; Colonialism; Freedom; IdentityYale University
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HamletWilliam ShakespeareGrade 12Drama1390LMortality; Power; Family; TruthKirkus Reviews
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Handmaid’s Tale, TheMargaret AtwoodGrade 12Fiction750LGender; Power; Freedom; FaithTIME 100
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Hate U Give, TheAngie ThomasGrade 10Fiction590LRace; Justice; Family; IdentityCR-SE
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HeadshotRita BullwinkelGrade 11FictionEstimated 900–1040L*Ambition; Identity; Family; TruthBarack Obama List
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Hidden FiguresMargot Lee ShetterlyGrade 9Nonfiction1120LRace; Gender; Knowledge; AmbitionCR-SE
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HomegoingYaa GyasiGrade 12Fiction1150LRace; Family; Memory; ExileCR-SE
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House on Mango Street, TheSandra CisnerosGrade 9Fiction870LIdentity; Family; Gender; BelongingCR-SE
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How the García Girls Lost Their AccentsJulia AlvarezGrade 11Fiction910–1030LExile; Identity; Family; TruthWe Need Diverse Books
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How to Say BabylonSafiya SinclairGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1040–1180L*Family; Faith; Gender; FreedomBarack Obama List
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Humanly PossibleSarah BakewellGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1160–1300L*Freedom; Morality; Knowledge; TruthBarack Obama List
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Hunger Games, TheSuzanne CollinsGrade 9Fiction810LPower; Survival; Revolution; JusticeKirkus Reviews
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I Am MalalaMalala YousafzaiGrade 9Nonfiction830LKnowledge; Freedom; Faith; LeadershipCR-SE
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If Not, Winter: Fragments of SapphoSapphoGrade 11PoetryEstimated 900–1050L*Love; Memory; Identity; TruthYale University
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Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, TheRebecca SklootGrade 10Nonfiction1140LRace; Knowledge; Justice; MoralityKirkus Reviews
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In AscensionMartin MacInnesGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1060–1200L*Knowledge; Nature; Truth; JusticeBarack Obama List
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Inside Out & Back AgainThanhhà LạiGrade 9Poetry800LExile; Family; Identity; BelongingCR-SE
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IntermezzoSally RooneyGrade 12FictionEstimated 900–1040L*Mortality; Family; Love; IdentityBarack Obama List
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Invisible ManRalph EllisonGrade 11Fiction950LRace; Identity; Power; BelongingModern Library; TIME 100
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IshmaelDaniel QuinnGrade 11Nonfiction930–1050LTradition; Nature; Morality; KnowledgeKirkus Reviews
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JamesPercival EverettGrade 11Fiction900–1050LFreedom; Identity; Race; Family
Obama; We Need Diverse Books
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Joy Luck Club, TheAmy TanGrade 10Fiction930LFamily; Tradition; Identity; MemoryKirkus Reviews
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Just and Unjust WarsMichael WalzerGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1260–1380L*Morality; War; Justice; KnowledgeKirkus Reviews
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Just MercyBryan StevensonGrade 9Nonfiction1040LJustice; Race; Morality; Redemption
Obama; CR-SE; Learning for Justice
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KindredOctavia E. ButlerGrade 11Nonfiction580LRace; Memory; Power; SurvivalKirkus Reviews
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King LearWilliam ShakespeareGrade 12Drama1420LPower; Family; Mortality; TruthKirkus Reviews
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King: A LifeJonathan EigGrade 12NonfictionEstimated 1180–1320L*Leadership; Faith; Knowledge; TruthBarack Obama List
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Kite Runner, TheKhaled HosseiniGrade 12Fiction840LFriendship; Family; Redemption; TruthKirkus Reviews
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Leaves of GrassWalt WhitmanGrade 11PoetryEstimated 1050–1200L*Identity; Nature; Memory; LoveYale University
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Life of PiYann MartelGrade 12Fiction1010LFaith; Survival; Truth; KnowledgeKirkus Reviews
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Little BeeChris CleaveGrade 11Fiction840–980LExile; Identity; Violence; FamilyWe Need Diverse Books
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Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, TheSherman AlexieGrade 11Fiction990LViolence; Mortality; Identity; FamilyKirkus Reviews
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Long Way DownJason ReynoldsGrade 9Poetry800LViolence; Family; Justice; MoralityKirkus Reviews
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Lord of the FliesWilliam GoldingGrade 10Fiction770LPower; Violence; Morality; CommunityModern Library
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MacbethWilliam ShakespeareGrade 10Drama1350LAmbition; Power; Violence; MoralityKirkus Reviews
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Man's Search for MeaningViktor FranklGrade 11Nonfiction920–1030LTruth; Survival; War; KnowledgeKirkus Reviews
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March (Trilogy)John LewisGrade 9Nonfiction910LJustice; Race; Leadership; FreedomCR-SE