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Best Middle-Grade Nonfiction of 2021

CHILDREN'S

HEAR MY VOICE / ESCUCHA MI VOZ

edited by Warren Binford

A powerful, critical document only made more heartbreaking in picture-book form. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

BLACK ARTISTS SHAPING THE WORLD

by Sharna Jackson

Delivers a magnificent assemblage of Black artists we all need to know and cherish. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

ESCAPE

by Ming & Wah ; illustrated by Carmen Vela

An arresting collection of deep, accessible stories of people on the move. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

ART OF PROTEST

by De Nichols

Nichols is sure to inspire an entire generation of new “artivists.” Full review >

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