Lauren's 2021 book montage

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
Anxious People
The Breakdown
The Book of Two Ways
Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives
The First Wife
The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training: How to Ditch Diapers Fast


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Lauren's 2020 Book Montage

The Girl Before
The Perfect Wife
Lifeboat No. 8: An Untold Tale of Love, Loss, and Surviving the Titanic
The Princesses of Iowa
The Last House Guest
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- To Four-Year-Old
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
Behind Closed Doors
Beartown
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Deal of a Lifetime
Us Against You
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Then We Came to the End
My Lovely Wife
The Other Mrs.


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Motivational Books

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals
Fight Grind Repeat: Fight Grind Repeat
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Resisting Happiness


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Race Books

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States
What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People
Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
How to Be an Antiracist
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys
So You Want to Talk About Race
Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
The Racial Contract
Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools
The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son


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