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Best Modern-Day Middle Grade of 2020

  • CHILDREN'S

    ONCE UPON AN EID

    MAY 5, 2020

CHILDREN'S

ONCE UPON AN EID

edited by S.K. Ali & Aisha Saeed ; illustrated by Sara Alfageeh

This thoughtful and uplifting volume will keep readers turning pages year-round; here’s to many more. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    FIGHTING WORDS

    AUG. 11, 2020

CHILDREN'S

FIGHTING WORDS

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Refusing to soft-pedal hard issues, the novel speaks with an astringent honesty, at once heartbreaking and hopeful. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER

    JAN. 28, 2020

CHILDREN'S

WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER

by Tae Keller

Longing—for connection, for family, for a voice—roars to life with just a touch of magic. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG!

    MARCH 17, 2020

  • CHILDREN'S

    IN THE ROLE OF BRIE HUTCHENS...

    APRIL 21, 2020

CHILDREN'S

IN THE ROLE OF BRIE HUTCHENS...

by Nicole Melleby

This funny, tender, and heart-wrenching story will have readers calling for an encore. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    ACCIDENTAL TROUBLE MAGNET

    FEB. 4, 2020

CHILDREN'S

ACCIDENTAL TROUBLE MAGNET

by Zanib Mian ; illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik

Readers will be excited to see where Omar’s imagination will take him next. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    BEFORE THE EVER AFTER

    SEPT. 1, 2020

CHILDREN'S

BEFORE THE EVER AFTER

by Jacqueline Woodson

A poignant and achingly beautiful narrative shedding light on the price of a violent sport. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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