The Book List
#ReadWokeScotland
Check out our list of Read Woke books that cover a range of different themes and issues. We have carefully selected this list to include books that have excellent stories, while also being capable of opening your eyes and enlightening you. Many of the books selected are "Own Voice" books, meaning that diverse characters are written from the perspective of diverse authors. This means that the stories are more genuine and will not harbour harmful stereotypes.
The Criteria
For a book to be included in the Read Woke challenge it must meet the following criteria.
Challenge a social norm
Give voice to the voiceless
Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised
Seek to challenge the status quo
Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group
Round One - May 2021
A KIND OF SPARK
by Elle McNicoll
AND THE STARS WERE BURNING BRIGHTLY
by Danielle Jawando
BOY, EVERYWHERE
by A. M. Dassu
CANE WARRIORS
by Alex Wheatle
CHINGLISH
by Sue Cheung
DEAR MARTIN
by Nic Stone
FINDING BALANCE
by Kati Gardner
HENNA WARS
by Adiba Jaigirdar
LONG WAY DOWN
by Jason Reynolds
NEW KID
by Jerry Craft
RAT
by Patrice Lawrence
SLAY
by Brittney Morris
SONNY AND ME
by Ross Sayers
THE BLACK FLAMINGO
by Dean Atta
NON-FICTION
by Various Authors
Round Two - November 2021
ACE OF SPADES
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE
by Lisa Moore Ramée
BLACK BROTHER, BLACK BROTHER
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
CONCRETE ROSE
by Angie Thomas
FRONT DESK
by Kelly Yang
FUTURE GIRL
by Asphyxia
HAPPY HERE
by Various Authors
RISE TO THE SUN
by Leah Johnson
THE CROSSING
by Manjeet Mann
WHEN SHADOWS FALL
by Sita Brahmachari
WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED
by Victoria Jamieson and
Omar Mohamed
NON-FICTION
by Various Authors