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| Book Cover | Year | Title | Author | Theme | Guides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2024 | What Storm, What Thunder | Myriam J. A. Chancy | Restorative Futures | Reader’s Guide for What Storm, What ThunderTeacher’s Guide for What Storm, What Thunder |
 | 2023 | There There | Tommy Orange | Connection | Reader’s Guide for There ThereTeacher’s Guide for There There |
 | 2022 | What’s Mine and Yours | Naima Coster | New Beginnings | Reader’s Guide for What’s Mine and YoursTeacher’s Guide for What’s Mine and Yours |
 | 2021 | The Book of Delights: Essays | Ross Gay | Hope | Reader’s Guide for The Book of DelightsTeacher’s Guide for The Book of Delights |
 | 2020 | The Island of Sea Women | Lisa See | Friendship | Reader’s Guide for The Island of Sea WomenTeacher’s Guide for The Island of Sea Women |
 | 2019 | What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City | Mona Hanna-Attisha | Nature | Reader’s Guide for What the Eyes Don’t SeeTeacher’s Guide for What the Eyes Don’t See |
 | 2018 | Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence | Tim Junkin | Justice | Reader’s Guide for BloodsworthTeacher’s Guide for Bloodsworth |
 | 2017 | Purple Hibiscus | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Home and Belonging | Reader’s Guide for Purple HibiscusTeacher’s Guide for Purple Hibiscus |
 | 2016 | All American Boys | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely | 21st Century Great American Novel | Reader’s Guide for All American BoysTeacher’s Guide for All American Boys |
 | 2015 | The Boys in the Boat | Daniel James Brown | Sports- The Drama of Human Competition | Reader’s Guide for The Boys in the BoatTeacher’s Guide for The Boys in the Boat |
 | 2014 | The Distance Between Us: A Memoir | Reyna Grande | The American Dream | Reader’s Guide for The Distance Between UsTeacher’s Guide for The Distance Between Us |
 | 2013 | King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village | Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman | A Pivotal and Impactful Moment in Time | Reader’s Guide for King PeggyTeacher’s Guide for King Peggy |
 | 2012 | The Cellist of Sarajevo | Steven Galloway | Courage and Unity in Times of War | Reader’s Guide for The Cellist of SarajevoTeacher’s Guide for The Cellist of Sarajevo |
 | 2011 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Sherman Alexie | How People Struggle with Conflicting Beliefs and Negotiate Opposition to Those Beliefs | Reader’s Guide for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianTeacher’s Guide for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
 | 2010 | Outcasts United | Warren St. John | The Meaning of Community, How We Definite It, and What Brings Us Together As Well As Divides Us within Our Communities | Reader’s Guide for Outcasts UnitedTeacher’s Guide for Outcasts United |
 | 2009 | Song Yet Sung | James McBride | Race, Identity, Civil Rights, or Multi-Cultural Experiences | Reader’s Guide for Song Yet SungTeacher’s Guide for Song Yet Sung |
 | 2008 | A Hope In the Unseen | Ron Suskind | Race and Race Relations | Reader’s Guide for A Hope in the UnseenTeacher’s Guide for A Hope in the Unseen |