Book Riot's Read Harder 2023 - hosted by lilcoppertop

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.
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

Heather Has Two Mommies

Lesléa Newman

missing page info • first pub 1989 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens lgbtqia+ emotional slow-paced
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

Lawn Boy

Jonathan Evison

312 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful reflective medium-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
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan

Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

Mo Yan

554 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

Out of Darkness

Ashley Hope Pérez

402 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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