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TOP PICK FOR 2022 Henke, S. D. (Sheala) One Moon: the Legend of Snow White and Black Spot (hs/ms) 2020
Allen, Carol B. Once If (ms) 2020 (Gold Medal Winner: New york City Book Awards: Teen & Yound Adult Sci-Fi Fantasy)
Allen, Carol B. If Then (ms) 2021
Alexander, Kwame The Undefeated (All Ages) 2019 (2020 Cladecott medal, 2020 Newbery Honor Book, 2020 Winner of Coretta Scot King Illustrator Award)
Blount, Jeffrey The Emancipation of Evan Walls (hs - language alert/situation alert) 2019
Collins, Suzanne The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (ms) 2020
Craft, Jerry New Kid (elem) 2019 (2020 Newbery Medal Book)
Flanagan, John The Royal Ranger Book 5: Escape From Falasie (ms/elem) 2021
Frankel, Laurie That's How It Always Is (ms) 2018
Higuera, Donna Barba The Last Cuentista (ms/elem) 2021 (2022 Newbery Medal Book, 2022 Pura Belpre Award, and 13 other Awards and Honors)
Hobbs, Will City of Gold (ms) 2020
Keller, Tae The Science of Breakable Things (elem) 2018
Keller, Tae When you Trap a Tiger (ms/elem) 2020 (2021 Newbery Medal Book, 2021 APALA Award Winner)
LaRocca Rajani Red, White and Whole (ms/elem) 2021 (2022 Newbery Honor)
Lukoff, Kyle Too Bright To See (ms/elem) 2021 (Newbery Honor, Stonewall Book Award, National Book Award Finalist
Nayeri, Daniel Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) (hs/ms) 2020 (2021 Printz Award and 14 Other Awards and Honors)
Ruby, Laura Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (hs/ms) 2019 (National Book Award 2019 Finalist)
Wang, Andrea A. Watercress (All Ages) 2021 (2022 The Caldecott Winner, 2022 Newbery Honor, and the APALA Award and 19 other Award and Honors)
Warga, Jasmine Other Words for Home (ms) 2019 2020 Newbery Honor
Wilson, Kip White Rose (hs) 2021