Awards search:Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

by Rick Riordan
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Greek mythology, series, adventure, white mc
Collection
Children's Circulating
Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Empathy Exams (Essays)

by Leslie Jamison
Paperback, 2014
Tags
empathy, essays, caring, understanding
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
814.6

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

by Misty Copeland
Paperback, 2014
Collection
Children's Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
792.802

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hardcover, 2015
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

Becoming Nicole: The inspiring story of transgender actor-activist Nicole Maines and her extraordinary family

by Amy Ellis Nutt
Paperback, 2016
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
306.76

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly
Paperback, 2017
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
510.92

The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

by Colson Whitehead
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
historical fiction, alternate history, Racism Prejudice and Discrimination, black mc
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

by Richard Rothstein
Paperback, 2018
Tags
segregation, Government Justice and Civic Responsibility, redlining, community, law, justice, housing, politics
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
magical realism, slavery, memories, grief, Underground Railroad, black mc
Collection
Adult Circulating
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

by Nikole Hannah-Jones Creator
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
history, Black history, Black author, poetry, Racism Prejudice and Discrimination, Government Justice and Civic Responsibility
Collections
Adult Circulating, Nonfiction
Status
Available
Call number
973
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