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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Genre: Fiction Published: 1983 Synopsis: A series of vignettes telling the story of Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year-old Mexican girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.

Maus II by Art Spiegelman Genre: Graphic Novel Published: 1991 Synopsis: A retelling of the events of the Holocaust depicting Jewish people as mice and Nazis as cats.

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Genre: Fiction Published: 2007 Synopsis: Depicts the life of a Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr., also known as "Junior," and his decision to go to attend an all white public school away from his reservation. Loosely based on the events of Alexie's own life.

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science Fiction Published: 1979 Synopsis: Dana, a black woman, find herself stuck between her present life in California and the past at a Mayland plantation before the Civil War where she's enslaved to her white ancestor.

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareGenre: Play Published: 1597 Synopsis: Tells the iconic tragedy of two young star crossed lovers from feuding families.

Catcher in the Rye by J.D SalingerGenre: Fiction Published: 1951 Synopsis: Told through the perspective of Holen Caulfield, a disillusioned 16 year old who tells his experiences in the "real-world" after getting expelled from prep school

A Midsumer's Night Dream by William ShakespeareGenre: Play Publsihed: 1600 Synopsis: After four young Athenian lovers get manipulated by fairies they get entangled in a series of romantic misunderstandings and antics.

The Color of Water by James McBrideGenre: Memoir Publsihed: 1995 Synopsis: An autobiography by James McBride that also acts as a tribute to his white mother. Explores themes of race, family, and religion.