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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,950 ratings — published 2001
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The Story of Ruby Bridges The Story of Ruby Bridges (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,050 ratings — published 1995
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 72,209 ratings — published 1995
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Mapping Penny's World Mapping Penny's World (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.93 — 596 ratings — published 2000
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 16,849 ratings — published 2007
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,042 ratings — published 2003
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 640,516 ratings — published 1989
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Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 99 ratings — published 1997
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,358,385 ratings — published 1947
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Me On The Map Me On The Map (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,082 ratings — published 1996
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The Scrambled States of America The Scrambled States of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,164 ratings — published 1998
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 476,312 ratings — published 1997
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1) Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 60,156 ratings — published 2008
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,029 ratings — published 2006
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Baseball Saved Us Baseball Saved Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,097 ratings — published 1993
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We the Kids We the Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 716 ratings — published 2002
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Duck for President (A Click, Clack Book) Duck for President (A Click, Clack Book)
by (shelved 34 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,152 ratings — published 2004
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So You Want to Be President? So You Want to Be President? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.96 — 8,607 ratings — published 2000
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,342,685 ratings — published 2011
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Grace for President (Grace Series, 1) Grace for President (Grace Series, 1)
by (shelved 30 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,921 ratings — published 2007
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 170,147 ratings — published 2020
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 5,606 ratings — published 2010
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 870,708 ratings — published 2000
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Encounter (Voyager Books) Encounter (Voyager Books)
by (shelved 26 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,863 ratings — published 1992
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 914,183 ratings — published 2005
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Rosa Rosa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,906 ratings — published 2005
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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 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.83 — 517,338 ratings — published 2016
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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 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 121,053 ratings — published 2010
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Through My Eyes Through My Eyes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 6,262 ratings — published 1999
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Pink and Say Pink and Say (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 11,728 ratings — published
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.70 — 212,556 ratings — published 1848
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John, Paul, George & Ben John, Paul, George & Ben (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,699 ratings — published 2006
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 119,281 ratings — published 2016
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Freedom Summer Freedom Summer (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,974 ratings — published 2001
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Rose Blanche Rose Blanche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,142 ratings — published 1985
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Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.98 — 117,412 ratings — published 1999
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Esperanza Rising Esperanza Rising (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 119,137 ratings — published 2000
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 276,069 ratings — published 1980
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,656 ratings — published 1990
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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 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 185,710 ratings — published 2019
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Locomotive Locomotive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,244 ratings — published 2013
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Letters from Rifka Letters from Rifka (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,384 ratings — published 1992
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 895,620 ratings — published 2008
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 121,334 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 378,486 ratings — published 2015
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.39 — 344,178 ratings — published 2012
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Letting Swift River Go Letting Swift River Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 699 ratings — published 1992
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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)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 488,048 ratings — published 2012
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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two Sides George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two Sides (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,205 ratings — published 2004
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,863,244 ratings — published 1945
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