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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,026,304 ratings — published 2017
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.46 — 843,730 ratings — published 2022
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 371,453 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 266,858 ratings — published 2014
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,990,653 ratings — published 1960
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,836,864 ratings — published 2022
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,485,601 ratings — published 1985
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.39 — 335,939 ratings — published 2012
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 3.86 — 114,829 ratings — published 2019
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,910,786 ratings — published 2018
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There There There There (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 230,719 ratings — published 2018
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.10 — 254,071 ratings — published 2018
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Société Société (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 386 ratings — published 2015
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 3.83 — 509,529 ratings — published 2016
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 479,984 ratings — published 2012
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,896 ratings — published 2010
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,053,550 ratings — published 2009
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Culpability Culpability (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 72,143 ratings — published 2025
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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 36,195 ratings — published 2024
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 452,680 ratings — published 2020
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 86,315 ratings — published 2024
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 108,892 ratings — published 2007
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 332,259 ratings — published 2023
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Gather Gather (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,064 ratings — published 2023
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Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,509 ratings — published 2018
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In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 24,257 ratings — published 2018
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 37,431 ratings — published 2022
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 207,088 ratings — published 2021
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The Beauty Myth The Beauty Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 3.91 — 31,462 ratings — published 1990
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The Final Girl Support Group The Final Girl Support Group (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 192,145 ratings — published 2021
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A Dowry of Blood A Dowry of Blood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 107,279 ratings — published 2021
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,035,060 ratings — published 2020
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.50 — 89,237 ratings — published 2017
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 108,280 ratings — published 2018
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The Girl with the Louding Voice The Girl with the Louding Voice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 177,099 ratings — published 2020
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American Dirt American Dirt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 705,094 ratings — published 2020
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 438,799 ratings — published 2020
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The Warehouse The Warehouse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 15,148 ratings — published 2019
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,771,329 ratings — published 2007
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No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.50 — 8,561 ratings — published 2019
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.00 — 411,197 ratings — published 2019
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 116,049 ratings — published 2016
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Three Women Three Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 174,969 ratings — published 2019
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The Farm The Farm (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.49 — 41,334 ratings — published 2019
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,898,172 ratings — published 2019
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The Fireman The Fireman (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 3.92 — 66,924 ratings — published 2016
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Nine Perfect Strangers Nine Perfect Strangers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 3.56 — 486,616 ratings — published 2018
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Where the Forest Meets the Stars Where the Forest Meets the Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 240,011 ratings — published 2019
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Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-problems)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,240 ratings — published 2011
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 66,216 ratings — published 2015
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