
Why Read Woke?
Milton Public Library is participating in the Read Woke Challenge to help the residents of Milton join in the fight to be stronger, more active, and more consistent allies in the fight for racial equality and social justice. One way that youth can learn about the world around them in through the social messages found in stories. They illustrate how society perceives their culture as well as that of their friends, family, peers, caregivers, and teachers. Stories are powerful tools in influencing and challenging preconceived notions, exploring the lived realities of others, and promoting inclusion, diversity, and mutual respect for others. They can leave lasting impressions that empower youth to stand up for others, appreciate and understand different ways of seeing the world, and build an empathetic and compassionate community.
Below are some booklists which you might helpful in getting started with your Read Woke Challenge. Please note that they are not definitive, and you are more than welcome to discover titles of your own by visiting our catalogue.
Just remember, a Read Woke book should be by and about marginalized persons, and must:
- Challenge social norms
- Give a voice to the voiceless
- Share or provide information about a group that has been discriminated against
- Seek to challenge the status quo
- Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group
Teen Read Woke Booklists
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October: Indigenous Voices
Fiction
Algonquin Spring: An Algonquin Quest Novel by Rick Revelle
Algonquin Sunset: An Algonquin Quest Novel by Rick Revelle
Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley
The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Dreaming in Colour by Melanie Florence
Fire Starters by Jennifer Storm
Found by Joesph Bruchac
Hawk by Jennifer Dance
He Who Dreams by Melanie Florence
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie and Nahanni Shingoose
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Jak's Story by Aaron Bell
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Mask that Sang by Susan Currie
The Mouse Woman Trilogy by Christie Harris
Neekna and Chemai by Jeannette C. Armstrong
Nowhere to Hide by Kim Sigafus
Powwow Summer by Nahanni Shingoose
Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
Standing Strong by Gary Robinson
Ziggy, Stardust, and Me by James Brandon
Non-Fiction
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
Arctic Giants Researched & written by Neil Christopher
In This Together: 15 Stories of Truth & Reconciliation Edited by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada by Jody Wilson-Raybould
Looks like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids edited by Deborah Ellis with a foreword by Loriene Roy
One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies For a Planet by Richard Wagamese
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
Residential schools: the devastating impact on Canada's indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's findings and calls for action by Melanie Florence
The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic, and the Whole Planet by Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith
Stones, Bones, and Stitches: Storytelling Through Inuit Art by Shelley Falconer and Shawna White
Surviving Canada: Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal edited by Kiera L. Ladner and Myra J. Tait
The Trail of Nenaboozhoo and Other Creation Stories by Bomgiizhik (Isaac Murdoch); Christi Belcourt
Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger
Graphic Novels
Carpe Fin: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Come Home, Indio : A Memoir by Jim Terry
A Girl Called Echo (Series) by Katherena Vermette
The Country of Wolves Retold by Neil Christopher
How I Survived: Four Nights on the Ice by Serapio Ittusardjuat
I Will See You Again by Lisa Boivin
The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Secret Path by Gordan Downie and Jeff Lemaire
Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan
This Place: 150 Years Retold with a foreword by Alicia Elliott and stories by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and others.
Online Reads
Algonquin Spring by Rick Revelle (Hoopla)
Algonquin Sunset by Rick Revelle (Hoopla)
Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones (Hoopla)
Ghosts by David A. Robertson (Hoopla)
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Hoopla)
I am Algonquin by Rick Revelle (Hoopla)
I Will See You Again by Lisa Boivin (Hoopla)
Jak's Story by Aaron Bell (Hoopla)
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (cloudLibrary)
Monsters by David A. Robertson (Hoopla)
Pilleurs de rêves by Cherie Dimaline (cloudLibrary)
Skraelings by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley (Hoopla)
Strangers by David A. Robertson (Hoopla)
Those Who Dwell Below by Aviaq Johnston (Hoopla)
Those Who Run in the Sky by Aviaq Johnston (Hoopla)
For More Great Reads
For more Indigenous titles, use our searchable "Indigenous Collection" tag or type it into the catalogue search bar.
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November: LGBTQIA2S+ Voices
Fiction
Ace of Hearts by Myriad Augustine
All Out: The No-Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Boy Queen by Lester George
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Date me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye
Dreadnought by April Daniels
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story: A Musical in Novel Form by David Levithan
I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch
I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
Into the Real by Z. Brewer
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology edited by Hope Nicholson
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Love & Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford
Master of One by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Rough Patch by Nicole Markotić
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Some Girls Bind by Rory James
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
The truth is by NoNieqa Ramos
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Where we go from here by Lucas Rocha
Who I was with her by Nita Tyndall
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Non-Fiction
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Brave Face: a Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson
Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken Setterington
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World by Mason Funk
Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing Up Trans and Changing the World by Juno Roche
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes To Their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon
LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-Mill
Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson
Queer Heroes: Meet 52 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present by Arabelle Sicardi
A Quick & Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson
She He They Me : For the Sisters, Misters, and Binary Resisters by Robyn Ryle
Stonewall : Breaking Out in the Fight For Gay Rights by Ann Bausum
Graphic Novels
Bloom by Kevin Panetta
Camp Spirit by Axelle Lenoir
Check, Please! Book 1, #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Heartstopper. Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
I'm a Wild Seed : A Graphic Memoir on Queerness and Decolonizing the World by Sharon Lee De La Cruz
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Wandering Son Series by Shimura Takako
Online Reads
Break in Case of Emergency by Brian Francis (cloudLibrary)
Dreadnought by April Daniels (cloudLibrary)
The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass by Adan Jerreat-Poole (cloudLibrary)
Girls Like Me by Nina Packebush (Hoopla)
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (cloudLibrary)
Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford (cloudLibrary)
Luna by Julie Anne Peters (cloudLibrary)
Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters (cloudLibrary)
Spellhacker by M.K. England (Hoopla)
We Are Okay by Nina Lacour (cloudLibrary)
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli (Hoopla)
For More Great Reads
For more LGBTQ2S+ titles, use our searchable "Rainbow Collection" tag or type it into the catalogue search bar.
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December: Diverse Abilities
Fiction
Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Bent Not Broken : Madeline and Justin by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Born With: Erika & Gianni by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Braced by Alyson Gerber
Brave Enough by Kati Gardner
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers
Even if we break by Marieke Nijkamp
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Finding Balance by Kati Gardner
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
How We Roll by Natasha Friend
It's My Life by Stacie Ramey
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern
Kids Like Us by Hilary Reyl
Love from A to Z: A Novel by S.K. Ali
The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
Marcelo in the Real World by Fransisco X. Stork
Master of One by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennett
Maybe we're Electric by Val Emmich
Meet Me in Outer Space by Melinda Grace
Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
Nowhere to Hide by Kim Sigafus
On the Spectrum by Jennifer Gold
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis
A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard
The Running Dream by Wendalin van Draanen
Same but Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, RJ Peete
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz
The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
A Taxonomy of Love: A Novel by Rachael Allen
A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
Unbroken: 13 stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp
You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A. J. Steiger
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Non-Fiction
25 Women Who Defied Limitations by Emma Carlson Bern
An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter by Paul Daugherty
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice From the Silence of Autism by Naoki Higashida
Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body by Martin Pistorius with Megan Lloyd Davies
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
I Am Not a Label by Cerrie Burnell
Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
Mallko and Dad by Gusti
Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey From War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair by Nujeen Mustafa with Christina Lamb
Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion by Jessica Long
Who was Stephen Hawking? by Jim Gigliotti
Graphic Novels
El Deafo by Cece Bel
Hawking by Jim Ottaviani
The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkam et al.
A Silent Voice Series by Yoshitoki Oima
Online Reads
Even if we Break by Marieke Nijkamp (Hoopla)
Finding Balance by Kati Gardner (Hoopla)
Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern (Hoopla)
Munro vs. The Coyote by Darren Groth (Hoopla)
Running Full Tilt by Michael Currinder (Hoopla)
Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine (Hoopla)
The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais (Hoopla)
A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern (Hoopla)
Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley (Hoopla)
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January: Incarcerated Voices
Fiction
Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
This is my America by Kim Johnson
29 Locks by Nicola Garrard
Non-Fiction
My Story Starts Here : Voices of Young Offenders by Deborah Ellis
Graphic Novels
Colorblind: a Story of Racism by Johnathan Harris
Online Reads
Going to Prison a Teenage Boy by Antonio Stowes (Hoopla)
The Maple Leaf by Pete K J (Hoopla)
The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls by John Lekich (Cloud Library)
Teen Guide to Living with Incarcerated Parents by Anyé Young (Hoopla)
Teen Incarceration: from Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets by Patrick Jones (Hoopla)
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February: Black Voices
Fiction
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
The Belles by Dhonielle J. Clayton
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi
The Black Kids: A Novel by Christina Hammonds Reed
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard by Echo Brown
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
Dear Martin: a novel by Nic Stone
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
Frying Plantain: Stories by Zalika Reid-Benta
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Grown: A Novel by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
The Poet X: A Novel by Elizabeth Acevedo
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi with Yusef Salaam
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
Slay by Brittney Morris
Solo by Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Spin by Lamar Giles
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
Within these Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Non-Fiction
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland. --
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Brave, Black, First: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Hidden Figures: the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana with Abigail Pesta
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliot
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole
Stamped : Racism, Antiracism, and You : A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds
This Book is Anti-Racist : 20 Lessons on how to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell, illustrated by Aurélia Durand
Woke : A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Brown
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson
Graphic Novels
Black AF. America's Sweetheart by Kwanza Osajyefo et al.
The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes
Colorblind: A Story of Racism by Johnathan Harris
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
I am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
Long Way Down: the graphic novel byJason Reynolds
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Rise of the Black Panther by Evan Narcisse et al.
Shuri. 1, The search for Black Panther by Nnedi Okorafor et al.
Online Reads
Black Boy, White School by Brian F. Walker (Hoopla)
Black Enough by Various Authors (Hoopla)
Calling My Name by Liara Tamani (Hoopla)
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (cloudLibrary)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (cloudLibrary)
He Said, She Said by Kwame Alexander (Hoopla)
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles (Hoopla)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (cloudLibrary)
Smash It! by Francina Simone (Hoopla)
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March: Women's Voices
Fiction
Amelia Westlake was never here by Erin Gough
Cinderella is dead by Kalynn Bayron
Even When your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka
Faith Taking Flight by Julie Murphy
The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Hello Girls by Brittany Cavallaro, Emily Henry
The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Look by Zan Romanoff
Moxie : a novel by Jennifer Mathieu
My Eyes are up Here by Laura Zimmermann
No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonad
Not Here to be Liked by Michelle Quach
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Revenge of the Sluts by Natalie Walton
Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell
Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner
Take Three Girls by Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood
Watch us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
When you ask me Where I'm Going by Jasmin Kaur
Non-Fiction
Feminism is... by Alexandra Black, Laura Buller, Emily Hoyle, and Dr. Megan Todd
Geek Girls don't Cry: Real-Life Lessons from Fictional Female Characters by Andrea Towers
Girls who Run the World: 31 CEOs who Mean Business by Diana Kapp
You don't Have to be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves by Diana Whitney
Graphic Novels
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera; illustrated & adapted for comics by Celia Moscote
The League of Super Feminists by Mirion Malle
What Makes Girls Sick and Tired by Lucile de Pesloüan; Geneviève Darling
Online Reads
A Confident Me by Melodie Williams (Hoopla)
Female Activists by Lena Koya (Hoopla)
Female Athletes by Lena Koya (Hoopla)
Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word by Nadia Abushanab Higgins (Hoopla)
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April: Newcomer Voices
Fiction
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
American Panda by Gloria Chao
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Anything But Okay by Sarah Darer Littman
Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the Border by Tony Johnston and María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena
Between Two Skies by Joanne O'Sullivan
Blood Brothers by Colleen Nelson
Butterfly Yellow: A Novel by Thanhh̀ Ł Lai
Come On In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home edited by Adi Alsaid
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Home home by Lisa Allen-Agostini
In The Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen
Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience Edited by Patricia Vecchione
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C Anderson
The Liars of Mariposa Island by Jennifer Mathieu
The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Lobizona by Romina Garber
Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
Sanctuary Somewhere by Brenna Dimmig
Swan Dive by Brenda Hasiuk
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Walking Home by Eric Walters
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Non-Fiction
The Far Away Brothers : Two Teenage Immigrants Making a Life in America by Lauren Markham
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls : 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World by Elena Fivilli
Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah
Making Canada Home: How Immigrants Shaped This Country by Susan Hughes
A Map is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary
Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories From Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai
We are Not Refugees: True Stories of the Displaced by Agus Morales
Yara's Spring by Jamal Saeed & Sharon E. McKay
Graphic Novels
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
The Unwanted: The Story of Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
Online Reads
American Street by Ibi Zoboi (Hoopla)
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (cloudLibrary)
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai (Hoopla)
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (cloudLibrary)
The Dangerous Art of Blending by Angelo Surmelis (Hoopla)
How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana (Hoopla)
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (cloudLibrary)
Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School by Various (Hoopla)
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May: Asian and South Asian Voices
Fiction
American Panda by Gloria Chao
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena
Butterfly Yellow: a novel by Thanhh̀ Ł Lai
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
A Grain of Rice by Nhung N. Tran-Davies
Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena
I am Thunder by Muhammad Khan
I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi
I'll Be The One by Lyla Lee
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Love from A to Z: a novel by S.K. Ali
Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai
More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
Not the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Sadia by Colleen Nelson
Shine by Jessica Jung
Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
This Time Will be Different by Misa Sugiura
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
A Very Large Expanse of Sea: a novel by Tahereh Mafi
You're Not Proper by Tariq Mehmood
Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan
We are Not Free by Traci Chee
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
Non-Fiction
The cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
Curry : eating, reading, and race by Naben Ruthnum
Escape from Tibet : a true story by Nick Gray, with Laura Scandiffio
Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland
I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
Muslim women are everything : stereotype-shattering stories of courage, inspiration, and adventure by Seema Yasmin
Ramadan: the holy month of fasting by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Snow falling in spring: coming of age in China during the cultural revolution / Moying Li
Stories for South Asian supergirls by Raj Kaur Khaira
The sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur
Three cups of tea: one man's mission to promote peace-- one school at a time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Graphic Novels
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Online Reads
B, Book, and Me by Sagwa Kim (Hoopla)
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier (Hoopla)
Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das (Hoopla)
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai (Hoopla)
Echoes of the White Giraffe by Sook Nyul Choi (Hoopla)
I Hope You Get this Message by Farah Naz Richi (Hoopla)
Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel (Hoopla)
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon (Hoopla)
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More Great Reads
Fiction
Amal unbound by Aisha Saeed
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community Born this Way Foundation
Color me in : a novel by Natasha Diaz
Color outside the Lines : Stories about Love by Samira Ahmed
Don't ask me where I'm from by Jennifer De Leon
Easy street by Jeff Ross
The education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
Eleanor & Park : a novel by Rainbow Rowell
The feminist agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
Fresh ink : an anthology edited by Lamar Giles
Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez
Love, Jacaranda by Alex Flinn
Moxie : a novel by Jennifer Mathieu
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Prison boy by Sharon E. McKay
Putting peace first : seven commitments to change the world by Eric David Dawson
Running by Natalia Sylvester
Safe Harbour by Christina Kilbourne
The talk : conversations about race, love & truth edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance by Bethany C Morrow
A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology edited by Dhonielle Clayton
An uninterrupted view of the sky by Melanie Crowder
Watch us rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
We didn't ask for this by Adi Alsaid
We set the dark on fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
When morning comes by Arushi Raina
Non-Fiction
The 57 bus : a true story of two teenagers and the crime that changed their lives by Dashka Slater
Because I was a girl : true stories for girls of all ages edited by Melissa De la Cruz
Can I tell you about gender diversity? : a guide for friends, family and professionals / CJ Atkinson
How to be an antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Gender diversity and non-binary inclusion in the workplace : the essential guide for employers by Sarah Gibson and J. Fernandez
I am Malala : the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
My own words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
My story starts here : voices of young offenders by Deborah Ellis
Our stories, our voices : 21 YA authors get real about injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America edited by Amy Reed
So you want to talk about race / Ijeoma Oluo
Stand up, stand out : 25 rebel heroes who stood by their beliefs -- and how they could inspire you by Kay Woodward
This Book is Anti-Racist : 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work by Tiffany Jewell
We are power : how nonviolent activism changes the world by Todd Hasak-Lowy
What would she do? : 25 true stories of trailblazing rebel women by Kay Woodward
Women in science : 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky
Youth to power : your voice and how to use it by Jamie Margolin
Online Reads
Activism by Alexandra Hanson-Harding (Hoopla)
How to Build a Heart by Maria Paidin (Hoopla)
The Changers Series by T. Cooper (Hoopla)
Jabber by Marus Yousef (Hoopla)
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell (Hoopla)
How to Complete the Challenge:
The most important thing you need to do is read some Read Woke books (anything that challenges you to think about other people, other places, or situations new to you). Then, to ‘complete’ the challenge and be eligible for the Grand Prize Draws, you will need to earn each badge. To earn a badge, you will:
- Read at least one corresponding book each month
- Tell us something you learned/enjoyed
- Encourage others to read woke.
How To Get Signed Up:
To participate in the challenge, you will need to make sure you have registered for a Beanstack account. If you or someone in your household participated in a Summer Reading Club Challenge, then you already have one. If not, here is how you can get started:
1. Visit your app store to download the Beanstack Tracker App to your smart phone or device, OR visit https://beinspired.beanstack.org to use the browser version.
2. Register yourself for an account. If more than one person in your household is registering for the reading challenge (we have three age groups to choose from), create one account for the whole family and add multiple readers. (TIP: make sure you look for Milton Public Library, Ontario. We’re the one with the bee logo)
3. Select your Read Woke challenge, based on your age.
Read Woke Is For Everyone:
Access the children's content here
Access the adult content here
Have questions? Email us at: beanstack@beinspired.ca
