52 Book Club 2021: #24 A Book You Think They Should Read In Schools

1.
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
2.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,178 ratings
3.
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
4.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,535 ratings
5.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,195 ratings
6.
Just Mercy
Just Mercy 4.63 avg rating — 254,492 ratings
7.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,583 ratings
8.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,680 ratings
9.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,126 ratings
10.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,931 ratings
11.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,791 ratings
12.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,949 ratings
13.
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives 4.38 avg rating — 29,060 ratings
13.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,802 ratings
15.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,265 ratings
16.
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,110 ratings
17.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating — 545,685 ratings
18.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,932 ratings
19.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.30 avg rating — 568,942 ratings
20.
Felix Ever After
Felix Ever After 4.22 avg rating — 65,710 ratings
21.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,652 ratings
22.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,866 ratings
23.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,772,908 ratings
24.
The Night Diary
The Night Diary 4.21 avg rating — 19,980 ratings
25.
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by: Nic Stone
4.33 avg rating — 84,058 ratings
26.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,434 ratings
27.
On the Come Up
On the Come Up 4.26 avg rating — 99,747 ratings
28.
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me 4.40 avg rating — 357,391 ratings
29.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,950 ratings
30.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,845 ratings
31.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,159 ratings
32.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,226 ratings
33.
You Should See Me in a Crown
You Should See Me in a Crown 4.07 avg rating — 42,887 ratings
34.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,636 ratings
35.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,798 ratings
36.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,407 ratings
37.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,506 ratings
38.
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories 3.85 avg rating — 51,305 ratings
39.
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution 4.14 avg rating — 28,420 ratings
39.
Blind Turn
Blind Turn 4.47 avg rating — 590 ratings
39.
The Federalist Papers: Along with The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers: Along with The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights 4.10 avg rating — 41,559 ratings
39.
Bell Hammers: The True Folk Tale of Little Egypt
Bell Hammers: The True Folk Tale of Little Egypt 4.13 avg rating — 711 ratings
39.
Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider
Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider 4.50 avg rating — 918 ratings
39.
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing
Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing 4.29 avg rating — 84 ratings
39.
Kent State
Kent State 3.95 avg rating — 4,845 ratings
39.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 4.47 avg rating — 53,567 ratings
39.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,602 ratings
39.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,130 ratings
39.
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 389,749 ratings
39.
No-No Boy
No-No Boy 3.93 avg rating — 7,345 ratings
39.
Cells at Work!, Vol. 1
Cells at Work!, Vol. 1 4.23 avg rating — 3,287 ratings
39.
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth 4.48 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
39.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,221 ratings
54.
Powerful Purpose of Introverts
Powerful Purpose of Introverts
by: Gerth
4.29 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
54.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,787 ratings
54.
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project 4.19 avg rating — 14,160 ratings
54.
The Fountains of Silence
The Fountains of Silence 4.31 avg rating — 79,010 ratings
54.
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 4.56 avg rating — 10,760 ratings
54.
Buses Are a Comin'
Buses Are a Comin' 4.50 avg rating — 918 ratings
54.
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
by: Bob Shea
4.08 avg rating — 5,880 ratings
61.
The Awkward Black Man
The Awkward Black Man 4.04 avg rating — 1,646 ratings
61.
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
63.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,871 ratings
63.
Beyond the Gender Binary
Beyond the Gender Binary 4.48 avg rating — 12,823 ratings
63.
Monday's Not Coming
Monday's Not Coming 4.25 avg rating — 72,589 ratings
66.
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: Expanded Edition
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: Expanded Edition 4.23 avg rating — 92 ratings
66.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun 4.03 avg rating — 5,954 ratings
68.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches 4.57 avg rating — 2,429 ratings
68.
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 722 ratings
70.
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk 4.27 avg rating — 76,360 ratings
71.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,159 ratings
71.
All American Boys
All American Boys 4.29 avg rating — 49,114 ratings
73.
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens 3.44 avg rating — 7,638 ratings
74.
Impostors (Impostors, #1)
Impostors (Impostors, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,513 ratings
75.
This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story
This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story 3.37 avg rating — 8,388 ratings
76.
The Idiot
The Idiot 3.65 avg rating — 101,504 ratings
77.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating — 412,832 ratings
78.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,560 ratings
79.
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice 4.43 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
80.
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness 4.38 avg rating — 72,274 ratings
81.
The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating — 138,757 ratings
82.
The Map of Salt and Stars
The Map of Salt and Stars 3.92 avg rating — 20,149 ratings