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Books They Didn't Tell You to Read

Some of the books I would label 'must reads' that appear on few if any must read lists.
An overpopulation of nonfiction compared to most lists, but they are incredibly readable.
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Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
1
Jacqueline Woodson
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
2
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Dear Current Occupant (Chelene Knight)
Dear Current Occupant
3
Chelene Knight
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
4
Nella Larsen
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
5
Khaled Hosseini
You're Not a Country, Africa! (Pius Adesanmi)
You're Not a Country, Africa!
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Pius Adesanmi
Rilla of Ingleside (L.M. Montgomery)
Rilla of Ingleside
7
L.M. Montgomery
Before the Ever After (Jacqueline Woodson)
Before the Ever After
8
Jacqueline Woodson
Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Civil Disobedience
9
Henry David Thoreau
Symptoms of Being Human (Jeff Garvin)
Symptoms of Being Human
10
Jeff Garvin
Seven Fallen Feathers (Tanya Talaga)
Seven Fallen Feathers
11
Tanya Talaga
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
12
Other Words for Home (Jasmine Warga)
Other Words for Home
13
Jasmine Warga
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States
14
Daina Ramey Berry
Scythe (Neal Shusterman)
Scythe
15
Neal Shusterman
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (Monique Morris)
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
16
Monique Morris
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
17
Mohsin Hamid
Dear Justyce (Nic Stone)
Dear Justyce
18
Nic Stone
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
19
Elizabeth Acevedo
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
20
Carmen Maria Machado
Oona Out of Order (Margarita Montimore)
Oona Out of Order
21
Margarita Montimore
Albatross (Terry Fallis)
Albatross
22
Terry Fallis
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
23
Akwaeke Emezi
The Sniper (Liam O'flaherty)
The Sniper
24
Liam O'flaherty
Shame on Me (Tessa McWatt)
Shame on Me
25
Tessa McWatt
Marbles: Manie, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me (Ellen Forney)
Marbles: Manie, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me
26
Ellen Forney
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
27
Yaa Gyasi
The Fire Never Goes Out (Noelle Stevenson)
The Fire Never Goes Out
28
Noelle Stevenson
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
29
Brit Bennett
For Black Girls Like Me (Mariama J. Lockington)
For Black Girls Like Me
30
Mariama J. Lockington
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
31
Ann Napolitano
Ghost Boys (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Ghost Boys
32
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Raybearer (Jordan Ifueko)
Raybearer
33
Jordan Ifueko
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
34
Vashti Harrison
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
35
Shirley Jackson
The Astonishing Color of After (Emily X.R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
36
Emily X.R. Pan
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
37
Mohsin Hamed
The Rest of Us Live Here (Patrick Ness)
The Rest of Us Live Here
38
Patrick Ness
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
39
Henry James
The Blue Castle (L.M. Montgomery)
The Blue Castle
40
L.M. Montgomery
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