Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• List: John Newbery Medal
• Format: Book
• Award year: 2020

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  Genesis Begins Again

  By Alicia D. Williams

  Painfully self-conscious about her dark skin, 13-year-old Genesis faces new challenges when her family moves to suburban Detroit and she starts a new school.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781481465809
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  New Kid

  By Jerry Craft

  A funny, thought-provoking graphic novel that details Jordan Banks' seventh-grade year as one of the few African American kids in an elite suburban school.

  • Fiction, Graphic Novels
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062691194
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  Other Words for Home

  By Jasmine Warga

  Themes of conflict, home, identity, the arts, and prejudice are interwoven in this powerful verse novel about a Syrian girl's new life in America.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062747808
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  Scary Stories for Young Foxes

  By Christian McKay Heidicker, Junyi Wu (Illustrator)

  Two fox kits encounter a variety of terrifying episodes in this chilling and skillfully crafted horror book for children.

  • Fiction, Scary Stories
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781250181428
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  The Undefeated

  By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

  Alexander's poetry and Nelson's illustration pair wonderfully in this stunning ode to the courage and strength of African Americans.

  • Nonfiction, History, Poetry
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2020 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781328780966