The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Long Walk by Richard  Bachman
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A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Road by Cormac McCarthyPet Sematary by Stephen  King
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Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownHe's Just Not That Into You by Greg BehrendtGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNight by Elie WieselCollapse by Jared Diamond
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6,235 books — 8,067 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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Animal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckNight by Elie Wiesel
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31,711 books — 120,722 voters
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesRevolutionary Suicide by Huey P. NewtonThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XWe Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
625 books — 290 voters