We've taken part in book groups over the years, or read books that we really wanted to talk about when we were done. So we decided to start building a list of some of the books we think are best suited to thoughtful discussion. If you are looking for something to read with friends, check out our list - and, as ever, please feel free to send us ideas of your own!

• The War that Saved My Life and Jefferson's Sons, both by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
• Pax by Sara Pennypacker
• A Mango-Shaped Space ​by Wendy Mass
• ​George​ by Alex Gino 
• Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
• The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
• Brown Girl Dreaming and Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
• Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
• Breakout by Kate Messner
• Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
• Inside Out & Back Again  by Thanhha Lai
• Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
• Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
• Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
• Ban this Book and Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
• 1984 by George Orwell (ages 14+)
• Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido
• The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
• Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• Roll with It by Jamie Sumner
• Words in the Dust ​by Trent Reedy
• The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean
• Maybe He Just Likes You ​by Barbara Dee
• To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer
• The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
• The Shape of Thunder ​by Jasmine Warga
  

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