Community

A community can come together for the common good or be torn apart by disagreement and strife. This collection explores what makes a community and how individuals struggle or succeed in finding their place within it.

Flashlight

by Susan Choi

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fear, Forgiveness, Loneliness, Memory, Language, Mental Health, Race, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Midlife, Death, Place, Family, Marriage, Community, Immigration

Tags Coming of Age

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Flawed

by Cecelia Ahern

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Coming of Age, Community, Justice, Family

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Coming of Age, Modern Classic Fiction

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Flesh and Blood So Cheap

by Albert Marrin

Publication year 2011

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Perseverance, Femininity, Language, Race, Teamwork, Social Class, Community, Economics, Immigration, Politics & Government, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Place

Tags US History, Immigration & Refugeeism, Social Justice

Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy (2011) is a historical nonfiction book intended for an audience of young readers. It was written by Albert Marrin, a former history professor and author of dozens of historical nonfiction books.Marrin, whose academic focus was on liberty under the law, wrote often about times of suffering and movements for liberation, including The War for Independence: The Story of the American Revolution (1988), Years of... Read Flesh and Blood So Cheap Summary

Four Eyes

by Rex Ogle

Publication year 2023

Genre Graphic Memoir , Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Gratitude, Childhood & Youth, Family, Friendship, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Education, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Truth & Lies

Tags Coming of Age, Bullying

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Fox

by Joyce Carol Oates

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Hate & Anger, Gender Identity, Mental Health, Childhood & Youth, Social Class, Community, Good & Evil, Justice, Literature, Safety & Danger

Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction

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Freewater

by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Race, Community, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Self Discovery, Safety & Danger, Friendship, Family, Perseverance

Tags Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, African American Literature, Race & Racism, Children`s Literature, World History

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Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies

by Seth M. Holmes

Publication year 2013

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Immigration, Food, Social Class, Community, Globalization, Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Nation, Shame & Pride, Conflict, Justice, Safety & Danger, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies

Tags Anthropology, Social Justice, Sociology, Health, Education, Education, Anthropology, Food, Politics & Government

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Fresh Ink

by Lamar Giles

Publication year 2018

Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Hate & Anger, Love, Gender Identity, Indigenous Identity, Race, Sexual Identity, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Self Discovery, Community, Immigration, Justice

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQ+, Modern Classic Fiction

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Friday Night Lights

by Buzz Bissinger

Publication year 1990

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Teamwork, Community, Friendship, Fathers

Tags Sports, Creative Nonfiction, Race & Racism, Sociology, Journalism, World History, Biography

Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream is a 1990 nonfiction book by H. G. Bissinger that explores the American phenomenon of high school football in the small Texan town of Odessa. Friday Night Lights is a New York Times bestseller and inspired a television show and film of the same name. Bissinger, who left his job as a journalist and editor to write the book, moved his family to Odessa for... Read Friday Night Lights Summary

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

Publication year 1996

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Language, Education, Community, Coming of Age, Childhood & Youth, Literature, Conflict

Tags Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Modern Classic Fiction, Education, Education

Frindle is a 1996 middle grade novel by children’s author Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick. The story follows a fifth-grade boy named Nick Allen who—both for fun and to exasperate his strict language arts teacher—creates a new word for pen: “frindle.” Nick’s new word captures more attention than he expected, and soon the entire country is engaged in a discussion about how people ought to use vocabulary. The novel explores themes about differing adult... Read Frindle Summary

From #Blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Publication year 2016

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Perseverance, Hope, Hate & Anger, Race, Social Class, Colonialism, Politics & Government, Community, Economics, Education, Nation, Equality, Justice, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies, Trust & Doubt

Tags Black Lives Matter, Race & Racism, Social Justice, Civil Rights & Jim Crow South, US History, Business & Economics, Diversity, Social Class, Education, Finance, Poverty, Politics & Government, Trauma & Abuse, Sociology, World History

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From Sand and Ash

by Amy Harmon

Publication year 2016

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Religion & Spirituality, Perseverance, Disability, Race, Coming of Age, The Past, Self Discovery, Community, Politics & Government, War, Equality, Good & Evil, Justice

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, World War II

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From the Ashes

by Jesse Thistle

Publication year 2019

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Mental Health, Indigenous Identity, Safety & Danger, Community, Family

Tags Inspirational, Trauma & Abuse, Race & Racism, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, Biography

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