Read Harder 2023 - hosted by daniellesharp

Read a book that’s been challenged recently in your school district/library OR read one of the most-challenged/banned books of the year by a queer and/or BIPOC author.
BIPOC - Black, Indigenous, or other people of color
All books added
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March: Book Three

March #3

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir informative reflective medium-paced
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

229 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction literary young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders by Alicia Gaspar de Alba

Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders

Alicia Gaspar de Alba

346 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

11 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

12 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

10 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced