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2021 Books

Billy Miller Makes a Wish

Posted on May 10, 2021

On his eighth birthday, Billy Miller blows out the candles on his cake and makes a wish that something exciting would happen.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Posted on May 3, 2021

In 1954, high school senior Lily Hu is everything her parents expect her to be: studious, respectful, responsible, and she never ventures far from her close-knit Chinese American community in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, YA Fiction

Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh = This Is How I Know: A Book about the Seasons

Posted on April 26, 2021

A contemporary Anishinaabe grandmother answers her grandchild’s questions about the four seasons by sharing observations about the natural world in this striking picture book.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Picture Book

Red, White, and Whole

Posted on April 19, 2021

Middle schooler Reha is the American-born daughter of parents from India; a beloved only child who often feels caught between her parents–especially her mother’s–more traditional expectations and her own American identity.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction

Take Back the Block

Posted on April 12, 2021

Sixth grader Wes Henderson lives in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Kensington Oaks.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction

I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin’s Lament

Posted on April 5, 2021

An enthusiastic pangolin is eager to share information about its species but faces challenges right from the start of its “Meet the Pangolin” presentation.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Picture Book

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Posted on March 29, 2021

A bustling anthology of 16 short stories framed by opening and closing poems all connect to the annual intertribal powwow in Ann Arbor.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction

Root Magic

Posted on March 22, 2021

On Wadmalaw, an island 20 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, many in the Gullah Geechee community rely on rootworkers for healing.

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction

Peace

Posted on March 15, 2021

A picture book inviting young readers and listeners to consider the concept of “peace” features a rhyming narrative with statements as welcome as they are sometimes surprising …

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Picture Book

The In-Between

Posted on March 8, 2021

Cooper is angry. His dad left the family three years ago; since then, he has emotionally isolated himself from his mom and younger sister, Jess (who holds out hope that their dad will contact them).

Posted in Book of the WeekTagged 2021 Books, Middle Grade Fiction
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