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A Wrinkle in Time

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Several young adventurers travel through space and time to rescue a brilliant scientist. 

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The Handmaid's Tale

A dystopian society where some women are forced to have children.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huck runs away from home and floats down the Mississippi with his African American companion.

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Scout Finch learns about racism and bigotry in a small Alabama town.

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Maus I and II

A story of survival in Nazi concentration camps.

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The Grapes of Wrath

Follow the Joad family as they escape the Dust Bowl, heading west for work.

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1984

The world is in perpetual war to ensure people stay in poverty and under constant surveillance

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The Lord of the Rings

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The epic tale of the one ring and the hobbits that destroy it.

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Drama

Callie, a middle school student, struggles with school drama and crushes.

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Fun Home

Alison Bechdel traces her journey of finding her sexuality.

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

A Native American boy's changes after making an important choice.

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The Catcher in the Rye

An angsty teen, Holden Caulfield is alienated by the superficiality of society.

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Forever

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Two young people explore love for the first time together.

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The Giver

In this dystopian society your life is planned out for you.

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George

George, a transgender girl, struggles with coming out.

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The Color Purple

A young black girl writes to God, asking for help from her abusive father.

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Song of Solomon

A complex story about the first black child born in Mercy Hospital.

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Bridge to Terabithia

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A young boy and girl play in the woods that they call Terabithia.

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I Am Jazz

A picture book based on the experiences of transgender youth Jazz Jennings

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Persepolis

Marjane studies Iran's history after the 1979 revolution.

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

 

The Logan family works to hold onto their farm in the face of racial injustice.

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Of Mice and Men

Two migrant workers work together on a farm in California.

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The Kite Runner

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A tale about a young boy growing up in Afghanistan.

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The Outsiders

A gang of young men struggle with morality in a their world of gang rivalry.

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The Hate You Give

A young woman struggles with her experiences with systemic racism.

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The Lord of the Flies

A group of kids end up on a deserted island and attempt to survive.

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The Call of the Wild

The life of Buck, a dog, who becomes a sled dog.

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou describes how she comes of age in the American South.

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Looking For Alaska

Miles Halter befriends a girl named Alaska.

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Bless Me, Ultima

A young boy learns from the great healer Ultima.

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