Community & The self
Books
Picking a Book
1. Take a look at the list. Does anything stick out to you? Look it up and see if it might be something you'd be interested in reading.
2. What books or kinds of books do you like to read? Prefer non-fiction or graphic novels? Go to that section in search of a book that deals with community. If you think you've found one but aren't sure, just ask.
3. Get suggestions from friends.
4. Peruse Goodreads or Amazon based on books you've read and liked. Read the summaries of the books they suggest. The concept of community is broad. You'd be surprised how many books would work.
5. Try searching for lists of books about community.
6. Still struggling? Ask for help!
Suggested Titles
Below is a handful of possible book choices that address "community" in some way. This list is not exhaustive, and you're encouraged to find books not on this list if nothing here catches your attention, or if you have another book in mind already.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Friday Night Lights by HB Bissinger
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henriquez
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
Like No Other by Una LaMarche
March by John Lewis
The Giver by Lois Lowry
How it Went Down by Kekla Magoon
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes
Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
The Water & the Wild by K.E. Ormsbee
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
Winger by Andrew Smith
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Anything Could Happen by Will Walton
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson