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46 Spectacular Titles from Jason Reynolds, Leslie Connor, and More | Starred Reviews, January 2020

by SLJ Staff
Jan 01, 2020 | Filed in Reviews+

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This month's stars list features important antiracist titles, including This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.

Picture Books

Alemagna, Beatrice. Child of Glass. Enchanted Lion.

Bernstrom, Daniel. Big Papa and the Time Machine. illus. by Shane W. Evans. HarperCollins/Harper.

Cole, Henry. Nesting. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks.

Doyon, Samara Cole. Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration. illus. by Kaylani Juanita. Tilbury House.

Elya, Susan Middleton. The Three Billy Goats Buenos. illus. by Miguel Ordóñez. Putnam.

Fogliano, Julie. My Best Friend. illus. by Jillian Tamaki. S. & S./Atheneum.

Hurley, Jorey. Beehive. S. & S./Paula Wiseman Bks.

John, Jory. The Cool Bean. illus. by Pete Oswald. HaperCollins/Harper.

Martin, Emily Winfield. The Imaginaries: Little Scraps of Larger Stories. Random.

Newman, Lesléa. Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail. illus. by Susan Gal. Charlesbridge.

Ouimet, David. I Go Quiet. Norton.

Pilutti, Deb. Old Rock (is not boring). Putnam.

Tabor, Corey R. Snail Crossing. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray.

Tanaka, Yoko. Dandelion’s Dream. Candlewick.

Wilson, Land. The Girl Who Spoke to the Moon: A Story about Friendship and Loving Our Earth. illus. by Sue Cornelison. Little Pickle.

 

Chapter Books

Walters, Eric. High and Dry. illus. by Sabrina Gendron. Orca.

 

Middle Grade

Baldwin, Cindy. Beginners Welcome. HarperCollins/Harper.

Callender, Kacen. King and the Dragonflies. Scholastic. 

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Leaving Lymon. Holiday House.

Connor, Leslie. A Home for Goddesses and Dogs. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks.

Kapit, Sarah. Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! Dial.

Keller, Tae. When You Trap a Tiger. Random.

Nuanez, J. M. Birdie and Me. Penguin/Kathy Dawson Bks.

 

YA

Lu, Marie. The Kingdom of Back. Putnam.

McAdam, Tash. Blood Sport. Orca.

Brown, Echo. Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard. Holt/Christy Ottaviano Bks.

Cameron, Sharon. The Light in Hidden Places. Scholastic.

Coats, J. Anderson. Spindle and Dagger. Candlewick.

Khanani, Intisar. Thorn. HarperTeen. 

Kraus, Daniel. Bent Heavens. Holt.

 

Graphic Novels

Gill, Joel Christian. Fights: One Boy’s Triumph over Violence. Oni.

Gulledge, Laura Lee. The Dark Matter of Mona Starr. illus. by Laura Lee Gulledge. Abrams/Amulet.

Jenkins, Tommy. Drawing the Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Voting in America. illus. by Kati Lacker. Abrams ComicArts.

 

Nonfiction

Barton, Chris. All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing. illus. by Nicole Xu. Carolrhoda.

Bolden, Tonya. Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM. Abrams.

Gaddy, K.R. Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis. Dutton.

Fleming, Candace. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera. illus. by Eric Rohmann. Holiday House/Neal Porter Bks.

Fleming, Candace. The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh. Random/Schwartz & Wade.

Hubbard, Rita Lorraine. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned To Read. illus. by Oge Mora. Random/Schwartz & Wade. ­

Jewell, Tiffany. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How To Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work. illus. by Aurélia Durand. Quarto/Frances Lincoln.

Krull, Kathleen. Fly High, John Glenn: The Story of an American Hero. illus. by Maurizio A.C. Quarello. HarperCollins/Harper.

Meltzer, Brad & Josh Mensch. The First ­Conspiracy: The Secret Plot To Kill George ­Washington. Roaring Brook.

Nye, Naomi Shihab. Cast Away: Poems for Our Time. HarperCollins/Greenwillow.

Reynolds, Jason & Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award–Winning Stamped from the Beginning. Little, Brown.

Rosenstock, Barb. Leave It to Abigail!: The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams. illus. by Elizabeth Baddeley. Little, Brown. 

 

Professional Reading

Crossman, Bridget. Community Partnerships with School Libraries: Creating Innovative Learning Experiences. Libraries Unlimited. 

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Starred Reviews stars Henry Cole Julie Fogliano Jory John Emily Winfield Martin Kacen Callender Marie Lu Daniel Krauss Tonya Bolden Candace Fleming Brad Meltzer Jason Reynolds Ibram X. Kendi antiracism

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