Selected in January 2018, these 12 books formed the foundation of reading and discussion activities. Staff and parent participants each received individual copies.
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
- How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
- The Leavers by Lisa Ko
- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- Ready Player One by Ernest Kline
- This Was Not the Plan by Cristina Alger
- The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
- We The Animals by Justin Torres