To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores racial injustice and moral courage in a small Southern town.
Small Great Things Summary
Small Great Things explores race, privilege, and justice through the story of a black nurse accused of a crime against a white supremacist family.
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee is a thought-provoking novel exploring the complexities of race, identity, and morality in the American South.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Summary
‘The Witch of Blackbird Pond’ by Elizabeth George Speare is a historical fiction novel about a young girl accused of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Summary
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor is a powerful story about a young African American girl and her family’s struggle against racism in the 1930s Deep South.
Gran Torino Summary
A retired Korean War veteran forms an unlikely friendship with a young Hmong boy while confronting his own prejudices and protecting his neighborhood from gang violence.
The Calculating Stars Summary
‘The Calculating Stars’ by Mary Robinette Kowal is a thought-provoking alternate history novel where a meteor strike accelerates the space race and a determined female mathematician fights against gender biases to become an astronaut.