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First-Year and Common Reading

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Tribe

Tribe

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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly… Read More

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781455566389

USD: $22

On Sale: May 24th 2016

Grand Central Publishing

Maid

Maid

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, HAILED BY ROLLING STONE AS "A GREAT ONE."  "A single mother's personal, unflinching look at America's class divide, a description of the tightrope many families walk just to get by, and a reminder of the dignity of all work."-PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, Obama's Summer… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780316505093

USD: $17.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: January 21st 2020

Grand Central Publishing

So You Want to Talk About Race

So You Want to Talk About Race

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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaProtests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781580058827

USD: $16.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: September 24th 2019

Basic Books

The Great Pretender

The Great Pretender

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Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book PrizeNamed a Best Book of 2020 by The Guardian * The Telegraph"One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781538715277

USD: $16.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: July 14th 2020

Grand Central Publishing

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

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The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller! A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in AmericaThis is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race. The construct… Read More

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780316453691

USD: $18.99 / CAD: $23.99

On Sale: March 10th 2020

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Nothing More Dangerous

Nothing More Dangerous

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Missouri native Allen Eskens' "stunning small-town mystery" (New York Times Book Review) is a necessary exploration of family, loyalty, and racial tension in America and "a coming-of-age book to rival some of the best, such as Ordinary Grace" (Library Journal, starred review). In a small Southern town where loyalty to… Read More

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780316509725

USD: $27 / CAD: $34

On Sale: November 12th 2019

Little, Brown and Company

No Ashes in the Fire

No Ashes in the Fire

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From a leading journalist and activist comes a brave, beautifully wrought memoir. When Darnell Moore was fourteen, three boys from his neighborhood tried to set him on fire. They cornered him while he was walking home from school, harassed him because they thought he was gay, and poured a jug… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781568589404

USD: $17.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: February 19th 2019

PublicAffairs

The House of Broken Angels

The House of Broken Angels

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In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend. "All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780316154895

USD: $16.99 / CAD: $22.49

On Sale: March 5th 2019

Little, Brown and Company

Happiness 101 (previously published as When Likes Aren't Enough)

Happiness 101 (previously published as When Likes Aren't Enough)

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Are you as authentically happy as your social media profiles make it seem? When a group of researchers asked young adults around the globe what their number one priority was in life, the top answer was "happiness." Not success, fame, money, looks, or love...but happiness. For a rising generation of… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781538743423

USD: $17.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: January 14th 2020

Grand Central Publishing

The Water Will Come

The Water Will Come

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What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780316260206

USD: $17.99 / CAD: $23.49

On Sale: August 7th 2018

Little, Brown and Company

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

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The classic, New York Times-bestselling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780465060689

USD: $18.99 / CAD: $23.99

On Sale: September 5th 2017

Basic Books

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

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This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes… Read More

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781538732182

USD: $16.99 / CAD: $22.99

On Sale: April 30th 2019

Grand Central Publishing

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