Global Readers Social Club Book Picks

1.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating — 115,044 ratings
2.
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living 4.36 avg rating — 2,893 ratings
3.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,497 ratings
4.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,231 ratings
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The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom
The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom 4.26 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone 4.13 avg rating — 117,796 ratings
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Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant
Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant 3.41 avg rating — 2,388 ratings
8.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,373 ratings
9.
Desert Flower
Desert Flower 4.24 avg rating — 39,495 ratings
10.
The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan 4.11 avg rating — 13,993 ratings
11.
Zeitoun
Zeitoun 4.05 avg rating — 79,607 ratings
12.
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced 3.83 avg rating — 23,919 ratings
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The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World
The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World 3.77 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
14.
Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil 3.67 avg rating — 25,606 ratings
15.
Unbowed
Unbowed 4.07 avg rating — 6,928 ratings
16.
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World 3.99 avg rating — 7,080 ratings
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The Queen of Water
The Queen of Water 4.14 avg rating — 3,871 ratings
18.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide 4.28 avg rating — 55,460 ratings
19.
Sold
Sold 4.23 avg rating — 63,071 ratings
20.
The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time
The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time 4.03 avg rating — 1,101 ratings
21.
Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History & Culture)
Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History & Culture) 4.23 avg rating — 448 ratings
22.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,699 ratings
23.
Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment
Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment 4.21 avg rating — 836 ratings
24.
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children 4.26 avg rating — 3,402 ratings
25.
The Origin of Others (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
The Origin of Others (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) 4.19 avg rating — 4,942 ratings
26.
Bad Feminist
Bad Feminist 3.92 avg rating — 117,715 ratings
27.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,492 ratings
28.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong 3.97 avg rating — 72,722 ratings
29.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,941 ratings