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The Forest of Reading 2021

Congratulations to the 2021 School-Aged Forest of Reading Award Nominees! Missing from our list is BE YOU, by Peter H, Reynolds, and THE PROUDEST BLUE, by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, Illustrated by Hatem Aly (Blue Spruce); Ember and the Ice Dragons, Written by Heather Fawcett; Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer, Written and Illustrated by Gillian Goerz (Silver Birch); A Treason of Thorns, Written by Laura E. Weymouth (Red Maple); Charming As A Verb, Written by Ben Philippe; Fan the Fame, Written by Anna Priemaza; Like a Love Story, Written by Abdi Nazemian;

by Kerry Clare

Cells

An Owner's Handbook

illustrated by Carolyn Fisher

Genius Jolene

by (author) Sara Cassidy
illustrated by Charlene Chua

Ghost's Journey

A Refugee Story

by (author) Robin Stevenson
illustrated by Rainer Oktovianus

The Grizzly Mother

by (author) Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
illustrated by Natasha Donovan

A Last Goodbye

by (author) Elin Kelsey
illustrated by Soyeon Kim

Peter & Ernesto: Sloths in the Night

by (author) Graham Annable

The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden

by (author) Heather Smith
illustrated by Rachel Wada

Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game

by (author) J. Torres
illustrated by Tim Levins

Terry Fox and Me

by (author) Mary Beth Leatherdale
illustrated by Milan Pavlović

The Train

by (author) Jodie Callaghan
illustrated by Georgia Lesley

The Barren Grounds

The Misewa Saga, Book One

by (author) David A. Robertson

A Boy Is Not a Bird

by (author) Edeet Ravel

Dog Driven

by (author) Terry Lynn Johnson

The Ghost Collector

by (author) Allison Mills

Harvey Comes Home

by (author) Colleen Nelson
illustrated by Tara Anderson

The Jigsaw Puzzle King

by (author) Gina McMurchy-Barber

Music for Tigers

by (author) Michelle Kadarusman

Boreal Forest, The

A Year in the World’s Largest Land Biome

by (author) L.E. Carmichael
illustrated by Josée Bisaillon

An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes, Dwarf Planets, Aliens, and More

by (author) Bob McDonald

Gone is Gone

Wildlife Under Threat

by (author) Isabelle Groc
foreword by Jane Goodall

Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel

And Other Poems of Birds in Flight

by (author) Susan Vande Griek
illustrated by Mark Hoffmann

It Began With a Page

How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

by (author) Kyo Maclear
illustrated by Julie Morstad

One Earth

People of Color Protecting Our Planet

by (author) Anuradha Rao

Powwow

A Celebration through Song and Dance

by (author) Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane

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