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Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,987 books — 1,290 voters
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerThe First Days of School by Harry K. WongPedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji Codell
Books for Teachers/Educators
784 books — 643 voters

Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxBlack Fire by William Kely McClung
Underground Knowledge (fiction and nonfiction)
1,348 books — 637 voters
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerDumbing Us Down by John Taylor GattoHow Children Learn by John C. HoltHow to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerA Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
Best Homeschooling Books
315 books — 379 voters

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAnarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreChomsky On Anarchism by Noam ChomskyThe Conquest of Bread by Pyotr Kropotkin
Anarchist books
470 books — 372 voters
Mindset by Carol S. DweckZero To Infinite by Shivam ShuklaOutliers by Malcolm GladwellConnect for Classroom Success by R. Janet WalravenLIAM by R. Janet Walraven
Growth Mindset
407 books — 372 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Bildungsroman book
364 books — 323 voters
The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangLove on the Brain by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Theorem by Camilla IsleyLove, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Romance Novels with STEM Heroines
326 books — 271 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Secret History by Donna TarttBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughI Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom WolfeNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Books About College Life
747 books — 268 voters
Teach Like a Champion by Doug LemovConnect for Classroom Success by R. Janet WalravenThe First Days of School by Harry K. WongEducating Esmé by Esmé Raji CodellEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George Kalmpourtzis
Books every teacher should read
257 books — 260 voters

Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Help by Kathryn StockettFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
FICTION Books That Opened Your Eyes to a Social or Political Issue
408 books — 248 voters
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyBeyond the Last Time by Noah Tuya
Books For Very Intelligent People
225 books — 136 voters

Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Actin... by Sybrina DurantInside the Human Body by Joanna ColeOn the Ocean Floor by Joanna ColeThe Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna ColeLost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole
Science for Kids
477 books — 133 voters
Math Curse by Jon ScieszkaHow Much Is a Million? by David M. SchwartzSir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy NeuschwanderAdventures of Wallanders by Alex LetnerThe Grapes of Math by Greg Tang
Top Rated Educational Math Books for Children
145 books — 115 voters

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanDemocracy and Education by John Dewey
Great Books on Education
174 books — 105 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
52 Book Club 2023: #29 Sends You Down A Rabbit Hole
193 books — 104 voters

The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet AhlbergDiary of a Worm by Doreen CroninThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankToot & Puddle by Holly HobbieDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Children's Books with Letters, Mail, Notes, Diaries, Journals, or Postcards
157 books — 100 voters
Red Is the Color Of... by Tiffany HaistenClarinda Cloud by Jodi DesautelsAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstClarinda Cloud Activity Book by Jodi DesautelsAlexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
Books About Emotions
221 books — 97 voters

30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin HenningManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanThis Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Education Revolution
100 books — 88 voters
The Secret History by Donna TarttMiss Pym Disposes by Josephine TeyCat Among the Pigeons by Agatha ChristieGentlemen and Players by Joanne HarrisWell-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George
School Murder Mysteries
131 books — 87 voters

Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliWonder by R.J. PalacioSurviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. TolanSchooled by Gordon KormanEvery Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Homeschool Fiction (the Great, Clichéd, and Rotten)
159 books — 79 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangOpen by David PriceFive Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership by Sharon I RaddHow Children Fail by John C. HoltStuck Improving by Decoteau J. Irby
Important Books About Education
67 books — 63 voters

Get Real and Get In by Aviva LegattThe Lost Promise by Ellen SchreckerFive Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership by Sharon I RaddStuck Improving by Decoteau J. IrbySavage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol
Books on Education
89 books — 55 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Procrastinator's Library
56 books — 41 voters

Make Just One Change by Dan RothsteinJust Back Off and Let Us Teach by Caroline Alexander LewisReading Girls by Hadar Dubowsky Ma'ayanTeaching with Heart by Sam M. IntratorI am Enough by Elizabeth D. Gray
Best Books for Education Professionals
46 books — 41 voters
A Magical Homeschool by Alicia BayerThe Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace LlewellynThe Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim TreleaseFamous STEM Inventors by Sumita MukherjeeGetting Started Homeschooling by Alicia Bayer
Excellent Books for Parents of Relaxed Homeschoolers
40 books — 40 voters

Surviving Your Stupid Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School by Adam RubenPiled Higher and Deeper by Jorge ChamGetting What You Came For by Robert L. PetersA PhD Is Not Enough! by Peter J. FeibelmanGraduates in Wonderland by Jessica Pan
Best Books about Graduate School
53 books — 39 voters
Caste by Isabel WilkersonHappiness Becomes You by Tina TurnerOverground Railroad by Candacy A. TaylorOur Time Is Now by Stacey AbramsWandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins
2020 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
111 books — 36 voters

Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonFour Hundred Souls by Ibram X. KendiYou'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber RuffinStuck Improving by Decoteau J. IrbySomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
2021 Nonfiction Books by African-Americans
156 books — 35 voters
My First Travel Angelic Airline Adventures by Anna OthitisJust Back Off and Let Us Teach by Caroline Alexander LewisThe Power of Reading by Stephen D. KrashenBuilding Influence for the School Librarian by Gary N. HartzellDiary of a Freedom Writer by Darrius Garrett
Books For School Librarians
79 books — 32 voters

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