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1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySaint Richard Parker by Merlin FrancoThe Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
Best Social and Political Satires
501 books — 495 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
434 books — 315 voters

Every Moment After by Joseph MoldoverThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenFangirl by Rainbow RowellWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeIf I Wake by Nikki Moyes
YA Books That Tackle Tough Issues
288 books — 149 voters
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensGarbage Bag Suitcase by Shenandoah ChefaloThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Social Work/Human Service Books
271 books — 105 voters

Broadway General Manager by Peter BogyoThe Corrosion of Character by Richard SennettClass by Paul FussellThe Perils of "Privilege" by Phoebe Maltz BovyCapitalism for Democrats by Martin Lowy
Nonfiction on class
62 books — 50 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCastle in the Air by Diana Wynne JonesStardust by Neil Gaiman
Middle-Class Fantasy
71 books — 49 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
114 books — 39 voters
Take The Bullying By The Horns by Daniel HamelWhat's Wrong With Dad? by Daniel HSchool Monitor by Alex DunnThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanSchooled by Gordon Korman
Bullied Boys
56 books — 30 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
67 books — 20 voters
InTRANSigence by Dianna Kenny30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyDisorientation by Ian WilliamsThe Gist of Bid Whist by Lamont JonesMaxine by Carol Denise Mitchell
Understanding the Black Experience
17 books — 20 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
64 books — 18 voters
InTRANSigence by Dianna KennyConspiracy U by Scott A. ShayThe Tyranny of the Meritocracy by Lani GuinierEbony and Ivy by Craig Steven WilderPaying the Price by Sara Goldrick-Rab
Best Books on Social Issues on Universities
49 books — 18 voters

InTRANSigence by Dianna KennyHealthcare 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 Prasad
Most Important Social Issues in the United States
13 books — 17 voters
30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyWomanist Bioethics by Wylin D. WilsonDeep Listening by Emily KasrielFreeman Explains! by Michael J. FreemanWe Don't Want YOU, Uncle Sam by Matthew Weiss
Books That Reveal Serious Social Issues About Our Society
12 books — 17 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
I Love My Doctor, But... by Lawrence W. GoldThe Health Gap by Michael G. MarmotButchered by "Healthcare" by Robert A. YohoHealth Care Reform by Jonathan GruberResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay Prasad
Best Healthcare Reform Books – When Enough Is Enough
25 books — 11 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
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasDear Martin by Nic StoneTyler Johnson Was Here by Jay ColesAnger Is a Gift by Mark OshiroAll American Boys by Jason Reynolds
Police Violence in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
19 books — 5 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
Evicted by Matthew DesmondBroke in America by Joanne Samuel GoldblumProfit and Punishment by Tony MessengerNomadland by Jessica BruderThe Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month (USA)
123 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
To Live Freely in This World by Chi Adanna MgbakoThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHustling 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 — 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
Against Equality by Ryan ConradQueer Religiosities by Melissa M. WilcoxThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea LawlorGender Trouble by Judith Butler
Gender and Sexuality Studies Theory and Praxis
37 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 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

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques RousseauThe Social Contract by Jean-Jacques RousseauMisogyny by Jack HollandFeminism for the 99% by Cinzia ArruzzaWhite Feminism by Koa Beck
On social consciousness and global justice
100 books — 1 voter
1984 by George OrwellI RAISED MONSTERS by Broken Confessor (PM)No Longer Human by Osamu DazaiA Hunger Artist by Franz KafkaThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
Modern Social Realism—Force-Giving Literature That Wakes Us Up, Not Lulls Us to Sleep ?
14 books — 1 voter

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