Transformative Reads

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The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt)

The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt)

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Asylum (Edafe Okporo)

Asylum (Edafe Okporo)

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Mascot (Charles Waters)

Mascot (Charles Waters)

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A Different Kind of Normal (Abigail Balfe)

A Different Kind of Normal (Abigail Balfe)

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Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever (Eddie Ndopu)

Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever (Eddie Ndopu)

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You Exist Too Much (Zaina Arafat)

You Exist Too Much (Zaina Arafat)

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Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)

Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)

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Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)

Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)

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Sociopath (Ph.D. Patric Gagne)

Sociopath (Ph.D. Patric Gagne)

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The Message (Ta- Nehisi Coates)

The Message (Ta- Nehisi Coates)

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Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World (John Vaillant)

Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World (John Vaillant)

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Inside Out and Back Again (Thanhha Lai)

Inside Out and Back Again (Thanhha Lai)

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The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)

The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)

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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)

The Many Lives of Mama Love (Lara Love Hardin)

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Waiting to Be Arrested at Night (Tahir Hamut Izgil)

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night (Tahir Hamut Izgil)

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Evicted (Matthew Desmond)

Evicted (Matthew Desmond)

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Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)

Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)

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Strong Female Character (Fern Brady)

Strong Female Character (Fern Brady)

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Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)

Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)

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Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir (Lamya H)

Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir (Lamya H)

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This Body I Wore: A Memoir (Diana Goetsch)

This Body I Wore: A Memoir (Diana Goetsch)

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How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)

How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)

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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)

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Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)

Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)

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Stay True (Hua Hsu)

Stay True (Hua Hsu)

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Solito (Javier Zamora)

Solito (Javier Zamora)

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Invisible Child (Andrea Elliott)

Invisible Child (Andrea Elliott)

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Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)

Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)

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Punch Me Up to the Gods (Brian Broome)

Punch Me Up to the Gods (Brian Broome)

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Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)

Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)

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Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery (Catherine Gildiner)

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery (Catherine Gildiner)

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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)

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The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)

The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)

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They Said This Would Be Fun (Eternity Martis)

They Said This Would Be Fun (Eternity Martis)

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The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)

The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)

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The Beauty of Your Face (Sahar Mustafah)

The Beauty of Your Face (Sahar Mustafah)

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Know My Name (Chanel Miller)

Know My Name (Chanel Miller)

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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)

Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)

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The Break (Katherena Vermette)

The Break (Katherena Vermette)

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Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)

Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)

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