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CRYSTAL KITE WINNER! Atlantic Region (PA/DE/NJ/DC/VA/WV/MD
June 1, 2020
HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE by Laurie Wallmark
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CRYSTAL KITE WINNER! Southeast Region (FL/GA/SC/SC/AL)
June 1, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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JLG Selection in English and Spanish!
May 14, 2020
DIGGING FOR WORDS by Angela Kunkel
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Silver Medalist Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award
May 14, 2020
THE MOST TERRIBLE OF ALL by Mượn Thị Văn
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Winner Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award!
April 1, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2020 – Under 5
March 28, 2020
THE MOST TERRIBLE OF ALLby Mượn Thị Văn
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Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2020 – STEM Outstanding Merit
March 28, 2020
HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE by Laurie Wallmark
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GOLD MEDAL FLORIDA BOOK AWARD 2020!
March 15, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Rooted in Reading Best Books for Kindergarten
March 3, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Book Riot’s 10 Inspiring Children’s Books About the Environment
January 31, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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SELECTION NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOKS for Young People 2020 by the National Council for Social Studies and CBC!
January 30, 2020
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
December 5, 2019
HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE by Laurie Wallmark
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Barnes & Noble Kid’s Blog Featured Book
November 14, 2019
THE JOKE MACHINE by Theresa Julian
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Here Wee Read 2019 Ultimate List of Diverse Children’s Books
October 26, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Eureka! Nonfiction Gold Award!
October 18, 2019
HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE by Laurie Wallmark
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Eureka! Nonfiction Award Honor!
October 18, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Huffington Post’s Best Books Teaching Empathy & Kindness
August 27, 2019
THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
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After Hours with Rick Kogan on WGN features JAGGER JONES & THE MUMMY’S ANKH author Malayna Evans
July 14, 2019
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Pragmatic Mom Great STEM Picture Books
July 7, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW!
May 7, 2019
SUPER JAKE & THE KING OF CHAOS by Naomi Milliner
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Booklist Focus on STEM: Thinks and Tinkers List
May 6, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Babies to Bookworms Best Earth Day Picture Books
April 4, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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SHELF AWARENESS STARRED REVIEW!
March 15, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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STARRED SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW!
March 10, 2019
SCOOP THE ICE CREAM TRUCK by Patricia Keeler
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Flowering Minds South Asian KidLit Line Up 2019
February 26, 2019
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST by Sophia Gholz
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Booksellers’ Favorite Top 25 Titles of 2018
December 21, 2018
SUPER SATYA SAVES THE DAY by Raakhee Mirchandani
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We Need Diverse Books Q&A Spotlight
December 4, 2018
SUPER SATYA SAVES THE DAY by Raakhee Mirchandani
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PW Rights Report: Nancy Paulsen preempts Lisa Fipp’s Starfish for her eponymous imprint at Penguin
October 8, 2018
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2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee – Great Words Great Books List
June 10, 2018
GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE by Laurie Wallmark
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Greenwich Reads Together Book Selection
May 1, 2018
GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE by Laurie Wallmark
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Bank Street Best Children’s Books 2018 OUTSTANDING MERIT
April 2, 2018
GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE by Laurie Wallmark
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Barnes & Noble Kids Blog Roundup – 7 High-Interest Picture Book Biographies for Women’s History Month
March 12, 2018
GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE by Laurie Wallmark
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West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award Shortlist
February 3, 2018
BLACK FLOWERS, WHITE LIES by Yvonne Ventresca
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West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award Shortlist
February 3, 2018
PANDEMIC by Yvonne Ventresca
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KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW!
January 30, 2018
DOWN BY THE RIVER by Andrew Weiner & illustrated by April Chu
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Wanda Sykes selection for Sag-Aftra Foundation Storyline Online
January 8, 2018
THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARROT CAKE (Wilcox & Griswold Series Book 1) by Robin Newman
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Junior Library Guild Selection Fall 2017!
September 28, 2017
GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE by Laurie Wallmark
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Scholastic Book Club Selection Fall 2017!
September 19, 2017
MING GOES TO SCHOOL by Deirdre Sullivan
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FLORIDA BOOK AWARD GOLD WINNER 2017
August 6, 2017
LIZZIE AND LOU SEAL by Patricia Keeler
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IPPY GOLD NATIONAL WINNER!
April 12, 2017
BLACK FLOWERS, WHITE LIES by Yvonne Ventresca
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Number 1 on Buzzfeed Fall Must Read List!
September 13, 2016
BLACK FLOWERS WHITE LIES by Yvonne Ventresca
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CBC Seasonal Showcase Selection!
September 13, 2016
WHEELS OF CHANGE by Darlene Beck Jacobson
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Liza Fleissig guest panelist on How Will You Keep Your Child Reading This Summer?
July 6, 2016
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CRYSTAL KITE WINNER! Atlantic Region (PA/DE/NJ/DC/VA/WV/MD)
May 18, 2016
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark & illustrated by April Chu
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Northern California Book Award 2016 for Children’s Literature
May 15, 2016
IN A VILLAGE BY THE SEA by Muon Van and illustrated by April Chu
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COOK HONOR 2016 by Center for Children’s Literature at Bank Street College
April 17, 2016
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark & illustrated by April Chu
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AMELIA BLOOLMER LIST 2016 selection!
January 14, 2016
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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OUTSTANDING BOOK DISTINGUISHED LIST by Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California
January 4, 2016
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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SLJ STARRED REVIEW and JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION!
December 22, 2015
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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FINALIST Truman Award!
December 15, 2015
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerry O’Malley Cerra
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Booklist TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2015
December 2, 2015
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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Kirkus BEST BOOKS OF 2015
November 30, 2015
THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARROT CAKE (Wilcox & Griswold Series Book 1) by Robin Newman
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OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TRADE BOOKS K-12 by National Science Teachers Association!
November 14, 2015
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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EUREKA GOLD MEDAL for distinctive nonfiction
October 26, 2015
ADA BYRON LOVELACE by Laurie Wallmark
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GOLD MEDAL Moonbeam Awards 2015 Pre-Teen Fantasy!
October 7, 2015
THE THREE THORNS (Brotherhood and the Shield Series Book 1) by Michael Gibney
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HONORABLE MENTION Grateful American Book Prize 2015!
October 1, 2015
WHEELS OF CHANGE by Darlene Beck Jacobson
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Denver Comic Con Panels: What Teen Girls Want To Read/Strong Women in Film and Fiction
May 23-25, 2015
THE ALMOST GIRL and ALPHA GODDESS author Amalie Howard
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New Hampshire School Library Conference BEST BOOKS 2015!
May 15, 2015
THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARROT CAKE (Wilcox & Griswold Series Book 1) by Robin Newman
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CRYSTAL KITE WINNER! Atlantic Region (PA/DE/NJ/DC/VA/WV/MD)
May 1, 2015
PANDEMIC by Yvonne Ventresca
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CRYSTAL KITE WINNER! Southeast REGION (FL/GA/SC/NC/AL)
May 1, 2015
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerri O’Malley Cerra
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Booklist HARD BOILED CRIME SELECTION 2015!
May 1, 2015
THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARROT CAKE (Wilcox & Griswold Series Book 1) by Robin Newman
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FINALIST Maine Student Book Award!
March 15, 2015
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerry O’Malley Cerra
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MIGHTY GIRL PICK Spring 2014!
February 9, 2015
WHEELS OF CHANGE by Darlene Beck Jacobson
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FLORIDA BOOK AWARD 2014!
February 5, 2015
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerry O’Malley Cerra
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KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW
February 3, 2015
THE CASE OF THE MISSING CARROT CAKE (Wilcox & Griswold Series Book 1) by Robin Newman
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VOYA TOP SHELF FICTION FOR MIDDLE READERS 2014!
February 2015
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerry Cerra
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SELECTION NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOKS for Young People 2015 by the National Council for Social Studies and CBC!
January 28, 2015
WHEELS OF CHANGE by Darlene Beck Jacobson
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ALA YALSA HUB – Call to Diversity #WENEEDDIVERSEBOOKS
December 15, 2014
ALPHA GODDESS by Amalie Howard
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Best Sci-Fi of the Year Nevil Award Nominee
July 5, 2014
SURVIVAL COLONY 9 by Joshua David Bellin
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FINALIST Maine Student Book Award!
March 15, 2014
JUST A DROP OF WATER by Kerri O’Malley Cerra
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2014 Spring KIDS’ INDIE NEXT PICK!
February 21, 2014
ALPHA GODDESS by Amalie Howard