Nicole and Matthew discuss the results of the 2021 Youth Media Awards and celebrate some of their favorite books honored by the awards.

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RELEVANT LINKS:

• ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards (press release)

BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

• All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book)
• A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book)
• We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom; illustrated by Michaela Goade (Randolph Caldecott Medal)
• Me & Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Caldecott Honor Book) (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
• Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
• All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (Coretta Scott King Book Award, Author) (Children’s Literature Legacy Award)
• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi and a full cast (Odyssey Honor Audiobook)
• I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott; illustrated by Sydney Smith (Schneider Family Book Award)
• ¡Vamos!: Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third (Pura Belpré Award)
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award)
• We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav (Stonewall Book Award)

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