Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercityby Katherine Boo.  This was a top pick in 2012, and it continues to get nominations.  “This is a nonfiction book about the slums of Mumbai. It reads like fiction though since she follows several families for a period of time and relays the stories of their lives. This books make you want to go straight to Mumbai and do whatever you can to give these people the chance for a better life.”

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