Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman
Click to look inside
World of Books
The feel-good place to buy books
Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R Lee
A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel about a college freshman grappling with the challenges of attending an elite university with a disturbing racist history, which may not be as distant as it seems. A voice that deftly exposes the ways racism and classism join forces to perpetuate inequality. -Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin Scathing, honest, and impassioned. - Adib Khorram, Award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay Savannah Howard sacrificed her high school social life to make sure she got into a top college. Her sights were set on an HBCU, but when she is accepted to the ivy-covered walls of Wooddale University on a full ride, how can she say no? Wooddale is far from the perfectly manicured community it sells on its brochures, though. Savannah has barely unpacked before she comes face to face with microagressions stemming from racism and elitism. Then Clive Wilmington's statue is vandalized with blackface. The prime suspect? Lucas Cunningham, Wooddale's most popular student and son of a local prominent family. Soon Savannah is unearthing secrets of Wooddale's racist history. But what's the price for standing up for what is right? And will telling the truth about Wooddale's past cost Savannah her own future?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780593309155 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593309154 |
| Title | Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman |
| Author | Kristen R Lee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2022-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |