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1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySaint Richard Parker by Merlin FrancoThe Four Jacks Annotated, Uncensored by Robert Pavchick
Best Social and Political Satires
513 books — 576 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
435 books — 314 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
318 books — 151 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
277 books — 111 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
64 books — 52 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
75 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
116 books — 41 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

Miracle of the Rising Sun by Joseph SciutoHUSH MONEY by Deborah HarrisWomen of Wolfram Camp by Jenny KroonstuiverRuthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise MitchellNo Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha Bush
Best Eye Opening African American Women's Fiction
14 books — 22 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
20 books — 22 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 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 — 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
24 books — 16 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 — 16 voters

Miracle of the Rising Sun by Joseph Sciuto24/7 by Jonathan CraryRusty the Rooster by Mik RevohladYellowface by R.F. KuangAnimal Farm by George Orwell
AP Seminar English 10
35 books — 10 voters
Prejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDEvicted by Matthew DesmondBroke in America by Joanne Samuel GoldblumProfit and Punishment by Tony MessengerNomadland by Jessica Bruder
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month (USA)
125 books — 6 voters

Riot Son by L.A. FieldsThe Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan BoyleAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDPassing by Nella Larsen
Social Protest Novels of the 21st Century
46 books — 5 voters
The Wedding War by Liz TalleyBlood Born by Jerry Hunter Oliveira JrWriting IT - Novel, Plot, Characters by Ed AdamsElizabeth's Mountain by Lucille GuarinoNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. Warner
The Lab's List of Recommendations
98 books — 5 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
To Live Freely in This World by Chi Adanna MgbakoThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDHustling Verse by Amber DawnMarvellous Grounds by Jin Haritaworn
Books at The Sex Workers' Pop-Up
33 books — 3 voters

Gaming Masculinity by Megan CondisThe Cyber Effect by Mary AikenHaters by Bailey PolandThe Fine Art of Internet Troll Slaying by Tobor EichmannShame and Internet Trolling by George Caspar
Internet trolling and its victims (non-fiction and memoirs only)
81 books — 3 voters
Against Equality by Ryan ConradQueer Religiosities by Melissa M. WilcoxPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
Gender and Sexuality Studies Theory and Praxis
38 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
1984 by George OrwellBreaking the Bias of English by Vivian R. ProbstI RAISED MONSTERS by Broken Confessor (PM)No Longer Human by Osamu DazaiA Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
Modern Social Realism—Force-Giving Literature That Wakes Us Up, Not Lulls Us to Sleep ?
17 books — 2 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakPLAYING RUDOLF HESS by Nicholas KinseyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrOnly Breath & Shadow by Andrew G. TweeddaleSuite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Underrated WWII Novels That Will Stay With You in 2026
5 books — 2 voters
This Is A Gun by David Hayes CoxThe Adventures of Park Ranger Brock Cliffhanger & His Jr. Par... by Mark VillarealThis Is A Gun by David Hayes Cox
Must-Read Books on Gun Culture for Families
3 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
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

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