The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta MolnarThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset MaughamHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
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Noah's Garden by Sara Bonnett Stein
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Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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My Weeds by Sara Bonnett Stein
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Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. TallamyWilding by Isabella Tree
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A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
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112 books — 12 voters

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Slavery
183 books — 116 voters
Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
Books About Being Trapped or Stranded
670 books — 242 voters

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376 books — 1,010 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,093 books — 2,452 voters
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32,694 books — 124,224 voters

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What We've Read So Far in 2021
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No More Naps! by Chris Grabenstein
2021 Mock Caldecott List
117 books — 89 voters
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688 books — 549 voters