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One Maryland One Book picks are stories that ring true long after their year is over. Explore past picks and find a new favorite!
If you would like materials for any prior selections, please contact alewis@mdhumanities.org.
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2020 | The Island of Sea Women | Lisa See |
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2019 | What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City | Mona Hanna-Attisha |
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2018 | Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence | Tim Junkin |
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2017 | Purple Hibiscus | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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2016 | All American Boys | Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely |
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2015 | The Boys in the Boat | Daniel James Brown |
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2014 | The Distance Between Us: a Memoir | Reyna Grande |
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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 |
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2012 | The Cellist of Sarajevo | Steven Galloway |
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2011 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Sherman Alexie |
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2010 | Outcasts United | Warren St. John |
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2009 | Song Yet Sung | James McBride |
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2008 | A Hope In the Unseen | Ron Suskind |