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Cover: The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book

 
Cover: Either the Beginning or the End of the World

Julia Ward Howe Book Awards Finalist

 
Cover: Have You Seen Elephant?

Kirkus Best Children's Books

 
Cover: Plants Can't Sit Still

Kirkus Best Children's Books

 
Cover: The Bolds

Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year

  • Product: The Bolds
  • Achievement: Winner
  • Year: 2016
 
Cover: The Secret of Goldenrod

Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year

 
Cover: The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez

Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year

 
Cover: Life According to Dani

Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year

 
Cover: Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

Land of Enchantment Book Award Readling List Selection

 
Cover: The Bunker Diary

Louisiana Teen Choice Award Nominee

 
Cover: Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Honor Book

 
Cover: Either the Beginning or the End of the World

Maine Literary Book Award

 
Cover: The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee

 
Cover: Out of Darkness

Michael L. Printz Honor Book

 
Cover: Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story

National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist

 
Cover: Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers

 
Cover: Emily Grace and the What-Ifs: A Story for Children about Nighttime Fears

Nautilus Awards Gold Medal

 
Cover: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books

 
Cover: An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns

NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts