2021 Newbery Medal and Honor Books
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The Medal Winner for 2021 is When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller.
When You Trap a Tiger
By Tae Keller
Narrated by: Greta Jung
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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 power of stories and save her grandmother.
Some stories refuse to stay bottled up...
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Fighting Words
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin & Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
*Newbery Honor Book*
A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by two-time Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life
Kirkus Prize Finalist
Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year
School Library Journal Best... Read more »
We Dream of Space
By Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. A great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca... Read more »
Box
Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 37 minutes
What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me. Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box; he “entered the world a slave.” He was put to work as... Read more »