What are your students' favorite novels to study? I'm looking for modern/inclusive and not the typical classics.

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The Book Thief, Night, Binti (a short sci fi novella featuring an African female hero!), Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, All the Light We Cannot See, Graveyard Book

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Omg I love Binti and Graveyard Book! I would also suggest The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

100 Cupboards is a favorite of my students.

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