2021 selection · Young readers

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Name: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593230572

by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around the states we’re in, kids’ books, short stories, essays & poetry, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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