Thursday, December 31, 2020

2020 Favorites, final update - 12.31.2020

2020 Favorites












While 2020 was a year most of us would like to put behind us, there were some books published that I absolutely loved!  Here's the final roundup of my favorite 2020 titles!  All of these books were published in 2020.  Pictures from the first two posts are at the bottom, or you can view them here:



Picture Books:

Evelyn del Rey Is Moving Away
Evelyn DelRey is Moving Away
written by Meg Medina
illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

Fern and Otto: A Story about Two Best Friends
Fern and Otto: A Story About Two Best Friends
by Stephanie Graegin

I Talk Like a River
I Talk Like a River
written by Jordan Scott
illustrated by Sydney Smith

Nana Akua Goes to School
Nana Akua Goes to School
written by Tricia Elam Walker
illustrated by April Harrison

The Boy and the Gorilla
The Boy and the Gorilla
by Jackie Azúa Kramer

Unicorns Are the Worst!
Unicorns Are the Worst
by Alex Willan

Ten Ways to Hear Snow
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
written by Cathy Camper
illustrated by Kenard Pak

The Teachers March!
The Teachers March
written by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
illustrated by Charley Palmer

The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
The Polio Pioneer:  Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
illustrated by Lisa Anchin

Small Matters: The Hidden Power of the Unseen
Small Matters: The Hidden Power of the Unseen
by Heather Kinser

No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
edited by Lindsay Metcalf, Keila Dawson, Jeanette Bradley
illustrated by Jeanette Bradley

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
written by Jen Bryant
illustrated by Frank Morrison

Packs: Strength in Numbers
Packs: Strength in Numbers
by Hannah Salyer

Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
Swish: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
written by Suzanne Slade
illustrated by Don Tate

See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
written by David LaRouchelle
Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

Middle Grade:

Fighting Words
Fighting Words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A Thousand Questions
A Thousand Questions
by Saadia Faruqi

American as Paneer Pie
American as Paneer Pie
by Supriya Kelkar

King and the Dragonflies
King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender

Echo Mountain
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk

Graphic Novels:

Flamer
Flamer
by Mike Curato

Class Act (New Kid, #2)
Class Act
by Jerry Craft

Twins
Twins
written by Varian Johnson
illustrated by Shannon Wright

Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian
Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian
by Tim Probert

Donut Feed the Squirrels
Donut Feed the Squirrels
by Mika Song

Young Adult:

Punching the Air
Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
Dear Justyce
by Nic Stone


Favorites from earlier 2020 posts:

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I am really looking forward to 2021 books.  I already have one that will go on my favorite list:  The Great Peach Experiment: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie by Erin Downing.  Be sure to look for it in April!  Happy 2021 reading!




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