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Best Middle-Grade Poetry 2021

CHILDREN'S

WE BELONG

by Cookie Hiponia

A beautiful and poignant tale of immigration fused with Tagalog myth. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

NIÑOS

by María José Ferrada ; illustrated by María Elena Valdez ; translated by Lawrence Schimel

A book to be read and remembered: a tribute to children whose lives were lost to forces not of their own creation. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

LEGACY

by Nikki Grimes

Black girls everywhere, this collection is salve and sanctuary. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

HELLO, EARTH!

by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora

Lithe, accessible poetry celebrates our world’s mind-boggling grandeur—and humanity’s role as her steward. Full review >

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