Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• List: Notable Children's Books
• Award year: 2021
• Audience: All Ages

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  Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

  By Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Michele Wood (Illustrator)

  The true story of Henry “Box” Brown, who shipped himself to freedom in a box, is told in 51 emotionally intense poems that have implications for the present day.

  • Poetry, Biography
  • John Newbery Medal 2021 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2021
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763691561
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  Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

  By Suzanne Slade (Author), Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)

  The biography of Pulitzer-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks reveals her childhood dreams and inspirations, her challenges with race, gender, and poverty, and her desires to share stories through poetry.

  • Nonfiction, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2021 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781419734113
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  A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

  By Zetta Elliott (Author), Noa Denmon (Illustrator)

  This powerful poem captures a Black child's wide range of emotions over the passage of a year—from joy to sorrow and anger when he learns of a shooting, and, subsequently, to hope and love.

  • Fiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2021, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2021 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780374307417