2022 Award Winning Books | Milton Academy/Cox Library

The wild robot

Brown, Peter,

Paper Book

Now a DreamWorks movie! This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive--and live--in the wilderness....

Recommended for grades 6 & 7;
MCBA Award winner, 2021-2022

The last cuentista

Higuera, Donna Barba,

Paper Book

Winner of the John Newbery Medal Winner of the Pura Belpré Award From Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us...

Recommended for grades 6 & 7;
Winner of 2022 Newbery Medal

When you trap a tiger

Keller, Tae,

Paper Book

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL * WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the...

Recommended for grades 6 & 7; Winner of 2021 Newbery Medal

Last night at the Telegraph Club

Lo, Malinda,

Paper Book

Winner of the National Book Award A New York Times Bestseller "The queer romance we've been waiting for."--Ms. Magazine Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root--that desire to look, to move closer, to touch....

Recommended for grades 8 - 10; National Book Award winner, 2021

Too bright to see

Lukoff, Kyle,

Paper Book

A Newbery Honor Book * Winner of the Stonewall Book Award * A National Book Award Finalist "A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." -The New York Times Book Review Cover may vary. It's the summer...

Recommended for grades 6 & 7; Winner for Stonewall Book award; National Book Award finalist

Front desk

Yang, Kelly,

Paper Book

Four starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWinner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their...

Recommended for grades 6 & 7; MCBA winner, 2020-21

Everything sad is untrue : (a true story)

Nayeri, Daniel,

Paper Book

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award Christopher Award Winner Middle East Book Award Winner National Indie Bestseller NPR Best Book of the Year New York Times Best of the Year Amazon Best of the Year Booklist Editors' Choice ...

Recommended for grades 8 -10; Winner of 2021 Printz Award

Black sun

Roanhorse, Rebecca,

Paper Book

NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 HUGO AWARDS AND THE 2020 NEBULA AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian...

Recommended for grades 8 - 10

The kids are gonna ask : A novel

Anthony, Gretchen,

Ebook

A 2021 Alex Award Winner! "A sparkling tale about fame and family... Fans of Elizabeth Berg and J. Ryan Stradal will relish the novel's humor, spark, and verve." --Booklist "Smart yet surprisingly sweet, this meditation on family and media is as...

Recommended for grades 8 - 10

The promise

Galgut, Damon,

Paper Book

WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE On her deathbed, Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome, the family's Black maid. This promise will divide the family--especially her children: Anton, the golden boy; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the youngest,...

Recommended for grades 10+; 2021 Booker Prize winner

Bewilderment : a novel

Powers, Richard,

Paper Book

The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from...

Recommended for grades 10+ ; Shortlisted for 2021 Booker Prize

Winter in Sokcho

Dusapin, Élisa Shua,

Paper Book

2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE As if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman--a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French Korean author It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border...

Recommended for grades 10+

Hell of a book : or the altogether factual, Wholly Bona Fide story of a big dreams, hard luck, American-Made Mad Kid

Mott, Jason,

Paper Book

***2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER*** Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, 2021 Aspen...

Recommended for grades 10+; 2021 National Book Award winner

Cuba : an American history

Ferrer, Ada,

Paper Book

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY "Full of...lively insights and lucid prose" (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States--from before the...

Recommended for grades 10+; Winner of Pulitzer Prize in History

Palmares

Jones, Gayl,

Paper Book

2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Fiction A NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 Selection A New York Times "Biggest New Books Coming Out in September" Selection · A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Pick · A Guardian "50 Biggest Books of...

Recommended for grades 10+; Finalist for 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Ambushed! : the assassination plot against President Garfield

Jarrow, Gail,

Paper Book

Winner of the 2022 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award This thrilling title for young readers blends science, history, and medical mysteries to tell the story of the assassination and ultimately horrible death of President James Garfield. James...

Recommended for grades - 10; Winner of 2022 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for YA Award

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