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Ari of Reading In Color sent me a list of her life-changing books, and what a great list it is! Make sure you check back through the month for more life-changing books (I'll be away, but I'll get to a computer at some point!):
1. Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
2. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
4. Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
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5. The Absolutely True-Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
6. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
7. The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
8. Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger
9. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
10. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Ari is the blogger behind the fantastic Reading In Color, where she talks about all sorts of YA books, but in particular with diverse characters - you might have read her guest posts on Justine Larbalestier's blog a little while back, where she recommended awesome books with protagonists of colour. Keep up the great work, Ari!
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This guest post is part of Book Change Lives September, on Hey! Teenager of the Year. To read all the guest posts, click here.