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    The following message to educators is contributed by author Tara Westover, who reflects on sharing her story with students and the stories they’ve shared in return.

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    NEA Big Reads

    An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Big Read annually supports approximately 75 dynamic community reading programs. Each community program that receives an NEA Big Read grant is also provided with resources, outreach materials, and training.

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    Resources for librarians and committees planning One Book, One Community programs.

    All-School Reads

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    College & University Reads: Most Frequently Adopted Titles

    • What the Eyes Don't See
      What the Eyes Don't See
      A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
      Mona Hanna-Attisha
      978-0-399-59085-6
      Paperback
    • Just Mercy
      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • There There
      There There
      Tommy Orange
      978-0-525-43614-0
      Paperback
    • Educated
      Educated
      A Memoir
      Tara Westover
      978-0-399-59052-8
      Paperback
    • Born a Crime
      Born a Crime
      Stories from a South African Childhood
      Trevor Noah
      978-0-399-58819-8
      Paperback
    • Tell Me Who You Are
      Tell Me Who You Are
      A Road Map for Cultivating Racial Literacy
      Winona Guo, Priya Vulchi
      978-0-593-33017-3
      Paperback
    • Caste
      Caste
      The Origins of Our Discontents
      Isabel Wilkerson
      978-0-593-23025-1
      Hardcover
    • Callings
      Callings
      The Purpose and Passion of Work
      Dave Isay
      978-0-14-311007-1
      Paperback
    • Between the World and Me
      Between the World and Me
      Ta-Nehisi Coates
      978-0-8129-9354-7
      Hardcover
    • The Sum of Us
      The Sum of Us
      What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
      Heather McGhee
      978-0-525-50958-5
      Paperback
    • Weapons of Math Destruction
      Weapons of Math Destruction
      How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
      Cathy O'Neil
      978-0-553-41883-5
      Paperback
    • Transcendent Kingdom
      Transcendent Kingdom
      A novel
      Yaa Gyasi
      978-1-9848-9976-7
      Paperback
    • They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Edition
      They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Edition
      Justin Eisinger, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott
      978-1-60309-470-2
      Hardcover
    • Disability Visibility
      Disability Visibility
      First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
      978-1-9848-9942-2
      Paperback
    • Know My Name
      Know My Name
      A Memoir
      Chanel Miller
      978-0-7352-2372-1
      Paperback
    • Interior Chinatown
      Interior Chinatown
      A Novel
      Charles Yu
      978-0-307-94847-2
      Paperback
    • The War for Kindness
      The War for Kindness
      Building Empathy in a Fractured World
      Jamil Zaki
      978-0-451-49925-7
      Paperback
    • Becoming
      Becoming
      Michelle Obama
      978-1-5247-6314-5
      Paperback
    • Exit West
      Exit West
      A Novel
      Mohsin Hamid
      978-0-7352-1220-6
      Paperback
    • What the Eyes Don't See
      What the Eyes Don't See
      A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
      Mona Hanna-Attisha
      978-0-399-59085-6
      Paperback
    • Just Mercy
      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • There There
      There There
      Tommy Orange
      978-0-525-43614-0
      Paperback
    • Educated
      Educated
      A Memoir
      Tara Westover
      978-0-399-59052-8
      Paperback
    • Born a Crime
      Born a Crime
      Stories from a South African Childhood
      Trevor Noah
      978-0-399-58819-8
      Paperback
    • Tell Me Who You Are
      Tell Me Who You Are
      A Road Map for Cultivating Racial Literacy
      Winona Guo, Priya Vulchi
      978-0-593-33017-3
      Paperback
    • Caste
      Caste
      The Origins of Our Discontents
      Isabel Wilkerson
      978-0-593-23025-1
      Hardcover
    • Callings
      Callings
      The Purpose and Passion of Work
      Dave Isay
      978-0-14-311007-1
      Paperback
    • Between the World and Me
      Between the World and Me
      Ta-Nehisi Coates
      978-0-8129-9354-7
      Hardcover
    • The Sum of Us
      The Sum of Us
      What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
      Heather McGhee
      978-0-525-50958-5
      Paperback
    • Weapons of Math Destruction
      Weapons of Math Destruction
      How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
      Cathy O'Neil
      978-0-553-41883-5
      Paperback
    • Transcendent Kingdom
      Transcendent Kingdom
      A novel
      Yaa Gyasi
      978-1-9848-9976-7
      Paperback
    • They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Edition
      They Called Us Enemy: Expanded Edition
      Justin Eisinger, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott
      978-1-60309-470-2
      Hardcover
    • Disability Visibility
      Disability Visibility
      First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
      978-1-9848-9942-2
      Paperback
    • Know My Name
      Know My Name
      A Memoir
      Chanel Miller
      978-0-7352-2372-1
      Paperback
    • Interior Chinatown
      Interior Chinatown
      A Novel
      Charles Yu
      978-0-307-94847-2
      Paperback
    • The War for Kindness
      The War for Kindness
      Building Empathy in a Fractured World
      Jamil Zaki
      978-0-451-49925-7
      Paperback
    • Becoming
      Becoming
      Michelle Obama
      978-1-5247-6314-5
      Paperback
    • Exit West
      Exit West
      A Novel
      Mohsin Hamid
      978-0-7352-1220-6
      Paperback

    Community Reads: Popular Picks for One Book, One Community Programs

    • Americanah
      Americanah
      A novel
      Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
      978-0-307-45592-5
      Paperback
    • Being Heumann
      Being Heumann
      An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
      Kristen Joiner, Judith Heumann
      978-0-8070-0280-3
      Paperback
    • Caste
      Caste
      The Origins of Our Discontents
      Isabel Wilkerson
      978-0-593-23025-1
      Hardcover
    • Deacon King Kong
      Deacon King Kong
      A Novel
      James McBride
      978-0-7352-1673-0
      Paperback
    • Exit West
      Exit West
      A Novel
      Mohsin Hamid
      978-0-7352-1220-6
      Paperback
    • Hell of a Book
      Hell of a Book
      A Novel
      Jason Mott
      978-0-593-33096-8
      Hardcover
    • The House on Mango Street
      The House on Mango Street
      Sandra Cisneros
      978-0-679-73477-2
      Paperback
    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • Interior Chinatown
      Interior Chinatown
      A Novel
      Charles Yu
      978-0-307-94847-2
      Paperback
    • Just Mercy
      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • Killers of the Flower Moon
      Killers of the Flower Moon
      The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
      David Grann
      978-0-307-74248-3
      Paperback
    • Lab Girl
      Lab Girl
      Hope Jahren
      978-1-101-87372-4
      Paperback
    • March: Book One
      March: Book One
      Andrew Aydin, John Lewis, Nate Powell
      978-1-60309-300-2
      Paperback
    • Mexican Gothic
      Mexican Gothic
      Silvia Moreno-Garcia
      978-0-525-62080-8
      Paperback
    • My Broken Language
      My Broken Language
      A Memoir
      Quiara Alegría Hudes
      978-0-399-59006-1
      Paperback
    • Red at the Bone
      Red at the Bone
      A Novel
      Jacqueline Woodson
      978-0-525-53528-7
      Paperback
    • The Sum of Us
      The Sum of Us
      What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
      Heather McGhee
      978-0-525-50958-5
      Paperback
    • The Lincoln Highway
      The Lincoln Highway
      A Novel
      Amor Towles
      978-0-7352-2235-9
      Hardcover
    • The Midnight Library
      The Midnight Library
      A Novel
      Matt Haig
      978-0-525-55947-4
      Hardcover
    • The Vanishing Half
      The Vanishing Half
      A Novel
      Brit Bennett
      978-0-525-53696-3
      Paperback
    • Americanah
      Americanah
      A novel
      Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
      978-0-307-45592-5
      Paperback
    • Being Heumann
      Being Heumann
      An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
      Kristen Joiner, Judith Heumann
      978-0-8070-0280-3
      Paperback
    • Caste
      Caste
      The Origins of Our Discontents
      Isabel Wilkerson
      978-0-593-23025-1
      Hardcover
    • Deacon King Kong
      Deacon King Kong
      A Novel
      James McBride
      978-0-7352-1673-0
      Paperback
    • Exit West
      Exit West
      A Novel
      Mohsin Hamid
      978-0-7352-1220-6
      Paperback
    • Hell of a Book
      Hell of a Book
      A Novel
      Jason Mott
      978-0-593-33096-8
      Hardcover
    • The House on Mango Street
      The House on Mango Street
      Sandra Cisneros
      978-0-679-73477-2
      Paperback
    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • Interior Chinatown
      Interior Chinatown
      A Novel
      Charles Yu
      978-0-307-94847-2
      Paperback
    • Just Mercy
      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • Killers of the Flower Moon
      Killers of the Flower Moon
      The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
      David Grann
      978-0-307-74248-3
      Paperback
    • Lab Girl
      Lab Girl
      Hope Jahren
      978-1-101-87372-4
      Paperback
    • March: Book One
      March: Book One
      Andrew Aydin, John Lewis, Nate Powell
      978-1-60309-300-2
      Paperback
    • Mexican Gothic
      Mexican Gothic
      Silvia Moreno-Garcia
      978-0-525-62080-8
      Paperback
    • My Broken Language
      My Broken Language
      A Memoir
      Quiara Alegría Hudes
      978-0-399-59006-1
      Paperback
    • Red at the Bone
      Red at the Bone
      A Novel
      Jacqueline Woodson
      978-0-525-53528-7
      Paperback
    • The Sum of Us
      The Sum of Us
      What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
      Heather McGhee
      978-0-525-50958-5
      Paperback
    • The Lincoln Highway
      The Lincoln Highway
      A Novel
      Amor Towles
      978-0-7352-2235-9
      Hardcover
    • The Midnight Library
      The Midnight Library
      A Novel
      Matt Haig
      978-0-525-55947-4
      Hardcover
    • The Vanishing Half
      The Vanishing Half
      A Novel
      Brit Bennett
      978-0-525-53696-3
      Paperback

    Top Suggestions for All-School Reads

    • Just Mercy
      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • Born a Crime
      Born a Crime
      Stories from a South African Childhood
      Trevor Noah
      978-0-399-58819-8
      Paperback
    • Educated
      Educated
      A Memoir
      Tara Westover
      978-0-399-59052-8
      Paperback
    • They Called Us Enemy
      They Called Us Enemy
      Justin Eisinger, George Takei, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker
      978-1-60309-450-4
      Paperback
    • There There
      There There
      Tommy Orange
      978-0-525-43614-0
      Paperback
    • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
      The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
      Rebecca Skloot
      978-1-4000-5218-9
      Paperback
    • Between the World and Me
      Between the World and Me
      Ta-Nehisi Coates
      978-0-8129-9354-7
      Hardcover
    • Enrique's Journey
      Enrique's Journey
      The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother
      Sonia Nazario
      978-0-8129-7178-1
      Paperback
    • It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
      It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
      Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
      Trevor Noah
      978-0-525-58219-9
      Paperback
    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
      How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
      The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
      Bill Gates
      978-0-593-08185-3
      Paperback
    • Endurance, Young Readers Edition
      Endurance, Young Readers Edition
      My Year in Space and How I Got There
      Scott Kelly
      978-1-5247-6427-2
      Paperback
    • Exit West
      Exit West
      A Novel
      Mohsin Hamid
      978-0-7352-1220-6
      Paperback
    • The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition
      The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition
      Christopher Paul Curtis
      978-0-593-30649-9
      Paperback
    • Beautiful Country
      Beautiful Country
      A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood
      Qian Julie Wang
      978-0-593-31300-8
      Paperback
    • The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
      The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
      Stacy McAnulty
      978-1-5247-6760-0
      Paperback
    • Wonder
      Wonder
      R. J. Palacio
      978-0-375-86902-0
      Hardcover
    • The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)
      The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)
      The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
      Daniel James Brown
      978-0-14-751685-5
      Paperback
    • Fenway and Hattie
      Fenway and Hattie
      Victoria J. Coe
      978-0-14-751490-5
      Paperback
    • Count Me In
      Count Me In
      Varsha Bajaj
      978-0-525-51726-9
      Paperback
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      Just Mercy
      A Story of Justice and Redemption
      Bryan Stevenson
      978-0-8129-8496-5
      Paperback
    • Born a Crime
      Born a Crime
      Stories from a South African Childhood
      Trevor Noah
      978-0-399-58819-8
      Paperback
    • Educated
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      978-0-399-59052-8
      Paperback
    • They Called Us Enemy
      They Called Us Enemy
      Justin Eisinger, George Takei, Steven Scott, Harmony Becker
      978-1-60309-450-4
      Paperback
    • There There
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      Tommy Orange
      978-0-525-43614-0
      Paperback
    • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
      The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
      Rebecca Skloot
      978-1-4000-5218-9
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    • Between the World and Me
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      Ta-Nehisi Coates
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    • Enrique's Journey
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    • It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
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      Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
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      978-0-525-58219-9
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    • How to Be an Antiracist
      How to Be an Antiracist
      Ibram X. Kendi
      978-0-525-50928-8
      Hardcover
    • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
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      The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
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      978-0-593-08185-3
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    • Endurance, Young Readers Edition
      Endurance, Young Readers Edition
      My Year in Space and How I Got There
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    • Exit West
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      A Novel
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    • The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: 25th Anniversary Edition
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