The Class Novels
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Check out our list of Read Woke books that cover a range of different themes and issues. We have carefully selected this list to include books that have excellent stories, while also being capable of opening your eyes and enlightening you. Many of the books selected are "Own Voice" books, meaning that diverse characters are written from the perspective of diverse authors. This means that the stories are more genuine and will not harbour harmful stereotypes.Â
The Criteria
The Criteria
For a book to be included in the Read Woke challenge it must meet the following criteria.
Challenge a social norm Â
Give voice to the voiceless Â
Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised Â
Seek to challenge the status quo Â
Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group Â
Class Novels - P1-P3
Class Novels - P1-P3
SULWE
by Lupita Nyong'o
THE PROUDEST BLUE
by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali
FREEDOM WE SING
by Amyra LEĂ“N
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
by Rashmi Sirdeshpande
JULIAN IS A MERMAID
by Jessica Love
COMING TO ENGLAND
by Floella Benjamin
WISP: A STORY OF HOPE
by Zana Fraillon
TOMORROW
by Nadine Kaadan
MALALA'S MAGIC PENCIL
by Malala Yousafzai
LUBNA AND PEBBLE
by Wendy Meddour
THE INVISIBLE
by Tom Percival
Ruby's Worry
by Tom Percival
RAVI'S ROAR
by Tom Percival
MEESHA MAKES FRIENDS
by Tom Percival
PERFECTLY NORMAN
by Tom Percival
SMALL'S BIG DREAM
by Manjeet Mann
SHU LIN'S GRANDPA
by Matt Goodfellow
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS
by Joanna Ho
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT
by Matt Lamothe
MY SKIN, YOUR SKIN
by Laura Henry-Allain
I TALK LIKE A RIVER
by Jordan Scott
AARON SLATER ILLUSTRATOR
by Andrea Beaty
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
by James Catchpole
PABLO'S FEELINGS
by Various
PABLO PICKS HIS SOCKS
by Various
PABLO AND THE NOISY PARTY
by Various
Goodnight Pablo
by Various
WE SANG ACROSS THE SEA
by Benjamin Zephaniah
I AM THE SUBWAY
by KIm Hyo-eun
GRANNY CAME HERE ON THE EMPIRE WINDRUSH
by Patrice Lawrence
DREAMS OF FREEDOM
by Amnesty International
THE JOURNEY
by Francesa Sanna
Class Novels P4-7
Class Novels P4-7
WORRY ANGELS
by Sita Brahmachari
STUNTBOY IN THE MEANTIME
by Jason Reynolds
DANNY CHUNG DOES NOT DO MATHS
by Maisie Chan
RACE TO THE FROZEN NORTH
by Catherine Johnson
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE
by RENÉE WATSON
THE CYBORG CAT
by Ade Adepitan
LOOK BOTH WAYS
by Jason Reynolds
ME, MY DAD AND THE END OF THE RAINBOW
by Benjamin Dean
THE GOOD TURN
by Sharna Jackson
WINDRUSH CHILD
by Benjamin Zephaniah
AMINA'S VOICE
by Hena Khan
GHOST
by Jason Reynolds
FIGHT BACK
by A.M. Dassu
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