Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• List: Notable Children's Books
• Genre: Fiction
• Genre: Biography
• Award year: 2021

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  Becoming Muhammad Ali

  By James Patterson (Author), Kwame Alexander (Author), Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)

  In alternating verse and prose narratives, Cassius Clay and his friend Lucky create a portrait of the confident child determined to become a boxing champion during the Jim Crow era. 

  • Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780316498166
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  The Cat Man of Aleppo

  By Irene Latham (Author), Karim Shamsi-Basha (Author), Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)

  War-torn Aleppo is given hope from Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel’s humanitarian efforts to care for the deserted cats in the city. 

  • Fiction, History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2021 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781984813787
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  Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

  By Angela Burke Kunkel (Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

  José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbageman in Bogotá, Colombia, collects books along his route and creates a library for children to read and borrow in his neighborhood on Saturdays.

  • Fiction, Biography, General Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781984892638
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  Letters from Cuba

  By Ruth Behar

  In a series of letters, young Jewish refugee Esther describes life in 1930s Cuba as she helps her father earn money by sewing dresses so their family can join them and escape persecution in Poland.

  • Fiction, Biography, Historical Fiction
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780525516477