Rest in Peace & Power, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015).

You remain a visionary, an inspiration, and a beacon in dark times. Your intellect, foresight, and persistence will remain with us for many times more than your 100 years. - CM

[IMAGE: Grace Lee Boggs sits in an armchair at the end of two rows of bookcases. Text reads: “A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is oen of the great historical contributions of humankind” Grace Lee Boggs, June 27, 1915-Oct. 5, 2015]

High School Reading List

Back in May, the #weneeddiversebooks campaign lit a fire to fulfill the desperate need for diverse books in children’s literature. Behind the Book has always championed efforts to find diverse authors and protagonists that will appeal to students since we serve communities of color. For your enjoyment (and enrichment), we’ve created an epic list of diverse books to reflect the diversity in our city; here’s our list for high school students.

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Drown by Junot Diaz

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

The Living by Matt De La Peña, a Behind the Book author

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Pearl that Broke Its Shell: a Novel by Nadia Hashimi

Mare’s War by Tanita S. Davis

A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri

The Book of Unknown Americans: a Novel by Cristina Henríquez

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle

Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

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(Click the following links to be directed to the Kindergarten, (early) Elementary and Middle School lists)

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