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  1. 1Last Night at the Telegraph ClubMalinda Lo · 2021 · 2 honors
  2. 2Amari and the Night BrothersB.B. Alston · 2021 · 1 honor
  3. 3America, My Love, America, My HeartDaria Peoples-Riley · 2021 · 1 honor
  4. 4Barefoot Dreams of Petra LunaAlda P. Dobbs · 2021 · 1 honor
  5. 5Boogie Boogie, Y'allC.G. Esperanza · 2021 · 1 honor
  6. 6BordersThomas King, illustrated by Natasha Donovan · 2021 · 1 honor
  7. 7Bright StarYuyi Morales · 2021 · 1 honor
  8. 8Chaos on CatNetNaomi Kritzer · 2021 · 1 honor
  9. 9Children of the Fox: A Thieves of Shadow NovelKevin Sands · 2021 · 1 honor
  10. 10Concrete RoseAngie Thomas · 2021 · 1 honor
  11. 11Eyes that Kiss in the CornersJoanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho · 2021 · 1 honor
  12. 12Fat Chance, Charlie VegaCrystal Maldonado · 2021 · 1 honor
  13. 13Finding Junie KimEllen Oh · 2021 · 1 honor
  14. 14FirebreakNicole Kornher-Stace · 2021 · 1 honor
  15. 15Firekeeper's DaughterAngeline Boulley · 2021 · 1 honor
  16. 16From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American MovementPaula Yoo · 2021 · 1 honor
  17. 17Garlic and the VampireBree Paulsen · 2021 · 1 honor
  18. 18Hunting by StarsCherie Dimaline · 2021 · 1 honor
  19. 19Juan HormigaGustavo Roldán, translated by Robert Croll · 2021 · 1 honor
  20. 20KaleidoscopeBrian Selznick · 2021 · 1 honor
  21. 21Lala's Words: A Story of PlantingGracey Zhang · 2021 · 1 honor
  22. 22Like Other GirlsBritta Lundin · 2021 · 1 honor
  23. 23Magic CandiesHeena Baek, translated by Sophie Bowman · 2021 · 1 honor
  24. 24Me (Moth)Amber McBride · 2021 · 1 honor
  25. 25Mr. Watson's ChickensJarrett Dapier, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi · 2021 · 1 honor
  26. 26Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He RescuedPeter Sis · 2021 · 1 honor
  27. 27Nina: A Story of Nina SimoneTraci N. Todd, illustrated by Christian Robinson · 2021 · 1 honor
  28. 28Not Here to Be LikedMichelle Quach · 2021 · 1 honor
  29. 29RedemptorJordan Ifueko · 2021 · 1 honor
  30. 30Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the PeopleKekla Magoon · 2021 · 1 honor
  31. 31Rez DogsJoseph Bruchac · 2021 · 1 honor
  32. 32Six Crimson CranesElizabeth Lim · 2021 · 1 honor
  33. 33Skin of the SeaNatasha Bowen · 2021 · 1 honor
  34. 34Someone Builds the DreamLisa Wheeler, illustrated by Loren Long · 2021 · 1 honor
  35. 35Sunny Song Will Never Be FamousSuzanne Park · 2021 · 1 honor
  36. 36Take Back the BlockChrystal D. Giles · 2021 · 1 honor
  37. 37The 1619 Project: Born on the WaterNikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith · 2021 · 1 honor
  38. 38The Big Bath HouseKyo Maclear, illustrated by Gracey Zhang · 2021 · 1 honor
  39. 39The Boy and the SeaCamille Andros, illustrated by Amy Bates · 2021 · 1 honor
  40. 40The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainEugene Yelchin · 2021 · 1 honor
  41. 41The Gilded OnesNamina Forna · 2021 · 1 honor
  42. 42The Legend of Auntie PoShing Yin Khor · 2021 · 1 honor
  43. 43The Little Wooden Robot and the Log PrincessTom Gauld · 2021 · 1 honor
  44. 44The One Thing You'd SaveLinda Sue Park, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng · 2021 · 1 honor
  45. 45The Raconteur's Commonplace Book: A Greenglass House StoryKate Milford, illustrated by Nicole Wong · 2021 · 1 honor
  46. 46Too Bright to SeeKyle Lukoff · 2021 · 1 honor
  47. 47Too Small TolaAtinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu · 2021 · 1 honor
  48. 48Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing MoneyTom Sullivan · 2021 · 1 honor
  49. 49Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreCarole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper · 2021 · 1 honor
  50. 50Victories Greater Than DeathCharlie Jane Anders · 2021 · 1 honor
  51. 51WatercressAndrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin · 2021 · 1 honor
  52. 52Why We FlyKimberly Jones and Gilly Segal · 2021 · 1 honor
  53. 53WishesMuon Thi Van, illustrated by Victo Ngai · 2021 · 1 honor
  54. 54YolkMary H.K. Choi · 2021 · 1 honor