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• The First State of Being

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  Newbery Award Winner - When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever. A story of time travel, friendship, found family, and first loves, this thematically rich novel is distinguished by its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chooch Helped

  Rogers, Andrea L.,

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  Caldecott Award Winner - A girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions — begrudgingly! — in this picture book about one Cherokee family practicing their cultural traditions. Told with grace and featuring gorgeous collage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Noodles on a Bicycle

  Maclear, Kyo, 1970-

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  Caldecott Honor - A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets. This beautifully crafted, visually…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Daddy Is a Cowboy

  Seales, Stephanie,

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  Caldecott Honor - A young girl and her father share an early morning horseback ride around their city in this picture book celebration of “just-us time." Thoughtfully and lyrically written, and featuring vibrant illustrations, this beautiful picture…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home in a Lunchbox

  Mo, Cherry,

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  Caldecott Honor - After moving to America from Hong Kong, Jun feels isolated at her new school but discovers a sense of home in the familiar foods and flavors she finds in her lunchbox. Through lush art and spare dialogue, this breathtakingly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Up, Up, Ever Up!

  Junko Tabei : a Life in the Mountains

  Yasuda, Anita,

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  Caldecott Honor - The evocative picture book biography about Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Everest, is equal parts grit and grace. This gorgeously illustrated celebration of a trailblazing climber who shattered gender stereotypes invites us…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Big Open Sky

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa,

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  Newbery Honor - Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement. Tackling powerful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wrong Way Home

  O'Shaughnessy, Kate,

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  Newbery Honor - Twelve-year-old Fern believes she’s been living a noble life in an off-the-grid, sustainable community in upstate New York...but what if everything she’s been told is a lie? This huge-hearted story is about a girl learning to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Across So Many Seas

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  Newbery Honor - Spanning over 500 years, this epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life. Though many years and many seas separate these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

  Miller, Chanel,

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  Newbery Honor - This fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community stars Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat. As she sets off to solve the mystery…Read moreRead more of this annotation