The Most Read Books of the 2024 Reading Challenge (So Far)

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Paper Princess by Erin WattA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasHopeless by Colleen HooverThe V Girl by Mya RobartsLosing It by Cora Carmack
Fabulous Reads for Upper Teens and New Adult
1,806 books — 891 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyLord of the Flies by William GoldingSaint Richard Parker by Merlin Franco
Best Social and Political Satires
479 books — 676 voters

The da Vinci Code by Dan BrownA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Martian by Andy WeirThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Couldn't put it down: Entertaining & Fast Paced
2,711 books — 552 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Literature of Social Change
433 books — 354 voters

Every Moment After by Joseph MoldoverThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenFangirl by Rainbow RowellSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonWithout MAlice by Amesbury Clarke
YA Books That Tackle Tough Issues
274 books — 141 voters
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensGarbage Bag Suitcase by Shenandoah ChefaloA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsBrain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Social Work/Human Service Books
265 books — 103 voters

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienCastle in the Air by Diana Wynne JonesStardust by Neil Gaiman
Middle-Class Fantasy
71 books — 50 voters
Can't Get There from Here by Todd StrasserPaper Things by Jennifer Richard JacobsonWhere I Live by Brenda RufenerHold Fast by Blue BalliettRunaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
Homelessness in Children's Fiction
111 books — 39 voters

The Corrosion of Character by Richard SennettClass by Paul FussellThe Perils of "Privilege" by Phoebe Maltz BovyCapitalism for Democrats by Martin LowyInterrogating Inequality by Erik Olin Wright
Nonfiction on class
60 books — 23 voters
School Monitor by Alex DunnThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanI Am David by Anne HolmAcadem's Fury by Jim ButcherSchooled by Gordon Korman
Bullied Boys
45 books — 23 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThere and Now by Eric ReeseInternment by Samira AhmedIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniCrank by Ellen Hopkins
Young Adult Books about Real Issues
57 books — 18 voters
N*gga Theory by Jody ArmourFive Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership by Sharon I RaddTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsAbolition For The People by Colin KaepernickThis Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
Reading List for Educating Yourself on Racial Issues
63 books — 18 voters

Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanSCUM Manifesto by Valerie SolanasQueering Anarchism by C.B. DaringQuiet Rumours by Dark Star CollectiveFree Women of Spain by Martha A. Ackelsberg
Anarcha-Feminist Books
23 books — 15 voters
HUSH MONEY by Deborah HarrisRuthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise MitchellNo Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha BushThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Best Eye Opening African American Women's Fiction
9 books — 8 voters

Healthcare From The Trenches by Alejandro BadiaButchered by "Healthcare" by Robert A. YohoThe Black Foster Youth Handbook by Ángela Quijada-BanksResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay PrasadHey! I Could Use a Little Help Here! My Story of Healthcare W... by June Zanes Garen
Most Important Social Issues in the United States
12 books — 7 voters
Development as Freedom by Amartya SenSense And Solidarity - Jholawala Economics for Everyone by Jean DrèzeIndia Dissents by Ashok VajpeyiAnnihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Incarcerations by Alpa Shah
Indian Social Issues
25 books — 5 voters

The Health Gap by Michael G. MarmotButchered by "Healthcare" by Robert A. YohoHealth Care Reform by Jonathan GruberResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay PrasadUnconventional Medicine by Chris Kresser
Best Healthcare Reform Books – When Enough Is Enough
24 books — 5 voters
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoSomeplace Else by Ben ShecterThe Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann BradenThe Good Dream by Donna VanLiere
lower class kids
34 books — 4 voters

Riot Son by L.A. FieldsThe Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan BoyleAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonPassing by Nella LarsenThe Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Social Protest Novels of the 21st Century
45 books — 4 voters
Conspiracy U by Scott A. ShayIn the Shadow of the Ivory Tower by Davarian L. BaldwinAfrican Americans in Higher Education by James L. Conyers Jr.Slavery and the University by Leslie HarrisWellness Issues for Higher Education by David S. Anderson
Best Books on Social Issues on Universities
22 books — 3 voters

Freeman Explains! by Michael J. FreemanWe Don't Want YOU, Uncle Sam by Matthew WeissMen-in-the-Middle by Kori ReedEvicted by Matthew DesmondWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Books That Reveal Serious Social Issues About Our Society
7 books — 3 voters
If Grace Is Dead I Killed Her by T.G. StarrHeaven by Mieko KawakamiFace by Benjamin ZephaniahOne Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin HicksCat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
Best Novels About Bullying
10 books — 2 voters

Broke in America by Joanne Samuel GoldblumProfit and Punishment by Tony MessengerNomadland by Jessica BruderThe Code of Capital by Katharina PistorPoor and Homeless in the Sunshine State by James D. Wright
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month (USA)
123 books — 2 voters
Gaming Masculinity by Megan CondisHaters by Bailey PolandThe Fine Art of Internet Troll Slaying by Tobor EichmannShame and Internet Trolling by George CasparExamining the Concepts, Issues, and Implications of Internet ... by Jonathan Bishop
Internet trolling and its victims (non-fiction and memoirs only)
81 books — 2 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAll American Boys by Jason ReynoldsDear Martin by Nic StoneGhost Boys by Jewell Parker RhodesTyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
Police Violence in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
18 books — 2 voters
Disorientation by Ian WilliamsThe Gist of Bid Whist by Lamont JonesUncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel AchoHow to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal Marie FlemingAmerica, Goddam by Treva B. Lindsey
Understanding the Black Experience
13 books — 2 voters

Man's Worldly Goods by Leo HubermanWe, the People by Leo HubermanIdeengeschichte der sozialen Bewegung des 19. und 20. Jahrhun... by Werner HofmannA History of Economics by John Kenneth GalbraithA Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey
Main Bibliography of Laissez-faire (2015) [Lasciateci fare Vol. 1]
8 books — 1 voter
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderTo Live Freely in This World by Chi Adanna MgbakoHustling Verse by Amber DawnMarvellous Grounds by Jin HaritawornJustine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings by Marquis de Sade
Books at The Sex Workers' Pop-Up
32 books — 1 voter

The Wedding War by Liz TalleyThe Stand-In by Lily ChuConstance by Matthew FitzSimmonsMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBig Chicas Don't Cry by Annette Chavez Macias
The Lab's List of Recommendations
94 books — 1 voter
Queer Religiosities by Melissa M. WilcoxThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorAgainst Equality by Ryan ConradGender Trouble by Judith Butler
Gender and Sexuality Studies Theory and Praxis
37 books — 1 voter

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