It’s been a rough weekend of news and it’s heartbreaking that we live in a world where this type of thought and action still occur. So, now that we’re back to official Top Ten Tuesdays, I wanted to create a list that could teach, or at least, show students how other people live in the country (or mirror what other teens seen in their neighborhoods every day). There are so many more titles that could be on this list, but I wanted to provide a wide array of experiences that are far too commonplace today. These books may not be easy to read, but they are necessary and needed. I can guarantee they’ll rip your heart and stay with you for a long, long time. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Dear Martin by Nic Stone American Street by Ibi Zoboi Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina All American Boys by Jason Reynolds Monster by Walter Dean Myers The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie