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Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee

By Kristen R. Lee
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    About Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

    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.

    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?

    A stunning, challenging, and timely debut about racism and privilege on college campuses.

    About Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

    A striking debut 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 searing debut.” –Entertainment Weekly

    Savannah Howard thought everyone followed the same checklist to get into Wooddale University:

  • Take the hardest classes
  • Get perfect grades
  • Give up a social life to score a full ride to a top school
    •  
    But now that she’s on campus, it’s clear there’s a different rule book. Take student body president, campus royalty, and racist jerk Lucas Cunningham. It’s no secret money bought his acceptance letter. And he’s not the only one. Savannah tries to keep to head down, but when the statue of the university’s first Black president is vandalized, how can she look away? Someone has to put a stop to the injustice. But will telling the truth about Wooddale’s racist past cost Savannah her own future?
     
    First-time novelist Kristen R. Lee delivers a page-turning, thought-provoking story that exposes racism and hypocrisy on college campuses, and champions those who refuse to let it continue.

    About Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

    A striking debut 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 searing debut.” –Entertainment Weekly

    Savannah Howard thought everyone followed the same checklist to get into Wooddale University:

  • Take the hardest classes
  • Get perfect grades
  • Give up a social life to score a full ride to a top school
    •  
    But now that she’s on campus, it’s clear there’s a different rule book. Take student body president, campus royalty, and racist jerk Lucas Cunningham. It’s no secret money bought his acceptance letter. And he’s not the only one. Savannah tries to keep to head down, but when the statue of the university’s first Black president is vandalized, how can she look away? Someone has to put a stop to the injustice. But will telling the truth about Wooddale’s racist past cost Savannah her own future?
     
    First-time novelist Kristen R. Lee delivers a page-turning, thought-provoking story that exposes racism and hypocrisy on college campuses, and champions those who refuse to let it continue.

    About Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

    A striking debut 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 searing debut.” –Entertainment Weekly

    Savannah Howard thought everyone followed the same checklist to get into Wooddale University:

  • Take the hardest classes
  • Get perfect grades
  • Give up a social life to score a full ride to a top school
    •  
    But now that she’s on campus, it’s clear there’s a different rule book. Take student body president, campus royalty, and racist jerk Lucas Cunningham. It’s no secret money bought his acceptance letter. And he’s not the only one. Savannah tries to keep to head down, but when the statue of the university’s first Black president is vandalized, how can she look away? Someone has to put a stop to the injustice. But will telling the truth about Wooddale’s racist past cost Savannah her own future?
     
    First-time novelist Kristen R. Lee delivers a page-turning, thought-provoking story that exposes racism and hypocrisy on college campuses, and champions those who refuse to let it continue.

    About Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman

    A striking debut 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 searing debut.” –Entertainment Weekly

    Savannah Howard thought everyone followed the same checklist to get into Wooddale University:

  • Take the hardest classes
  • Get perfect grades
  • Give up a social life to score a full ride to a top school
    •  
    But now that she’s on campus, it’s clear there’s a different rule book. Take student body president, campus royalty, and racist jerk Lucas Cunningham. It’s no secret money bought his acceptance letter. And he’s not the only one. Savannah tries to keep to head down, but when the statue of the university’s first Black president is vandalized, how can she look away? Someone has to put a stop to the injustice. But will telling the truth about Wooddale’s racist past cost Savannah her own future?
     
    First-time novelist Kristen R. Lee delivers a page-turning, thought-provoking story that exposes racism and hypocrisy on college campuses, and champions those who refuse to let it continue.

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    About Kristen R. Lee

    Kristen R. Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from college, she began to write her experiences attending a predominantly white institution, which led to the first draft of Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. She’s worked as… More about Kristen R. Lee

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    Kristen R. Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from college, she began to write her experiences attending a predominantly white institution, which led to the first draft of Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. She’s worked as… More about Kristen R. Lee

    About Kristen R. Lee

    Kristen R. Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from college, she began to write her experiences attending a predominantly white institution, which led to the first draft of Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. She’s worked as… More about Kristen R. Lee

    About Kristen R. Lee

    Kristen R. Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from college, she began to write her experiences attending a predominantly white institution, which led to the first draft of Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. She’s worked as… More about Kristen R. Lee

    About Kristen R. Lee

    Kristen R. Lee is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from college, she began to write her experiences attending a predominantly white institution, which led to the first draft of Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. She’s worked as… More about Kristen R. Lee

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $11.99
    Published by Ember
    Jan 03, 2023 | 352 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593309186

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Feb 01, 2022 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593309155

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $21.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Feb 01, 2022 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593309162

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Feb 01, 2022 | 336 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593309179

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 01, 2022 | 444 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593506394
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    Praise

    ★ “Highly recommended. This is a fast-paced, plot-driven novel that tackles topics of racism, elitism, and intersections of those and other concerns of college freshman.” —SLJ, starred review

    “A moving and authentic exploration of one young woman’s moral compass.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “With a world of sass and more than a hint of Black girl magic, Lee gives readers a quintessential coming-of-age novel that leaves us pining for more of Sav annah’s heroism.” —Booklist

    “Lee’s thoughtful debut, a timely, quickly paced look at the trauma Black students often face in white institutions, brings a refreshingly vulnerable honesty to this narrative centering one Black collegiate transition.” —Publishers Weekly

    “A voice that will stick  with you long after you read the last word.” -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
     
    “Raw, authentic, honest. This thought-provoking debut is equal parts call-out and call to action.” –J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony

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