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Hitch 22: A Memoir Hitch 22: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.02 — 22,778 ratings — published 2010
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,049,627 ratings — published 2017
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.40 — 378,519 ratings — published 2015
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.36 — 121,340 ratings — published 2019
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Know My Name: A Memoir Know My Name: A Memoir (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.67 — 279,688 ratings — published 2019
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.48 — 109,073 ratings — published 2018
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.39 — 344,210 ratings — published 2012
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,975 ratings — published 2008
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.31 — 315,056 ratings — published 2025
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Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,663 ratings — published 2021
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.52 — 170,175 ratings — published 2020
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We Are Water Protectors We Are Water Protectors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.48 — 9,320 ratings — published 2020
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.53 — 43,017 ratings — published 1984
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.47 — 119,291 ratings — published 2016
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.07 — 57,759 ratings — published 1962
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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.48 — 136,872 ratings — published 2025
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.55 — 85,093 ratings — published 2025
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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,502 ratings — published 2023
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Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.07 — 55 ratings — published 2012
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,925,664 ratings — published 2022
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,215 ratings — published 2020
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Change Sings: a Children's Anthem Change Sings: a Children's Anthem (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.54 — 4,366 ratings — published 2021
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They Called Us Enemy They Called Us Enemy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.42 — 58,201 ratings — published 2019
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.33 — 185,734 ratings — published 2019
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.49 — 193,759 ratings — published 2013
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.62 — 274,492 ratings — published 2014
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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,945 ratings — published 2020
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Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.12 — 396 ratings — published 2010
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,893 ratings — published 2018
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,982 ratings — published 2015
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Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 3.73 — 8,867 ratings — published 1971
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March: Book One (March, #1) March: Book One (March, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.34 — 58,518 ratings — published 2013
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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 advocacy)
avg rating 4.52 — 121,063 ratings — published 2010
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,656 ratings — published 1997
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Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook, #1) Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as advocacy)
avg rating 3.75 — 15,723 ratings — published 2003
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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0) Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds (Emergent Strategy, #0)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,480 ratings — published 2017
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Loving Corrections (Emergent Strategy #12) Loving Corrections (Emergent Strategy #12)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.21 — 864 ratings — published
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Life on the Bridge: linking my world to yours as an autistic therapist Life on the Bridge: linking my world to yours as an autistic therapist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,974 ratings — published
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Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,114 ratings — published 2022
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.03 — 98,522 ratings — published 2024
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Dear Evan Hansen Dear Evan Hansen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 3.86 — 74,335 ratings — published 2018
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.37 — 302,413 ratings — published 1965
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Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,919 ratings — published
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We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,383 ratings — published 2020
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,999,613 ratings — published 2018
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.50 — 32,401 ratings — published 2003
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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 3.72 — 5,460 ratings — published 2024
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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.34 — 195,645 ratings — published 2010
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We Are the Builders! We Are the Builders! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.27 — 137 ratings — published
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Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as advocacy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,041 ratings — published 2025
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