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!
Young Adult (Ages 13/14+)
- 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
- 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
Young Adult (Ages 13/14+)
- 1984 by George Orwell (ages 14+)
- The Hate U Give and On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (ages 14+)
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (ages 14+)
