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Best Middle-Grade Nonfiction of 2015

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

ENCHANTED AIR

by Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Edel Rodriguez

As so many of our children are immigrants or children of immigrants, we need more of these stories, especially when they are... Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND

by William Kamkwamba ; Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas

Compelling and informative for a broad readership and a good addition to STEM collections. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

FUNNY BONES

by Duncan Tonatiuh ; illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Following on his Sibert Honor–winning Separate Is Never Equal (2014), Tonatiuh further marks himself as a major nonfiction... Full review >

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GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

DROWNED CITY

by Don Brown ; illustrated by Don Brown

An excellent chronicle of the tragedy for a broad audience; children, teens, and adults will all be moved. Full review >

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