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Essential Books to Read Before College According to Penguin Random House

According to Penguin Random House, these are 17 books everyone should read before they head off to college. Which ones have you read?
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How to Be a (Young) Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone)
How to Be a (Young) Antiracist
1
Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone
Glimmer of Hope (NILL)
Glimmer of Hope
2
NILL
Am I There Yet? (Mari Andrew)
Am I There Yet?
3
Mari Andrew
Find Your People (Jennie Allen)
Find Your People
4
Jennie Allen
Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Big Magic
5
Elizabeth Gilbert
Congratulations, by the Way (Saunders)
Congratulations, by the Way
6
Saunders
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brené Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
7
Brené Brown
Get Good With Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole (Tiffany Aliche)
Get Good With Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole
8
Tiffany Aliche
How to Win at College: Simple Rules for Success From Star Students (Cal Newport)
How to Win at College: Simple Rules for Success From Star Students
9
Cal Newport
How I Paid for College
How I Paid for College
10
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
12
Nic Stone
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
13
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
14
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Good Arguments (Bo Seo)
Good Arguments
15
Bo Seo
Ab(Solutely) Normal: Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes (Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen)
Ab(Solutely) Normal: Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
16
Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
17
Gabrielle Zevin
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