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King and the Dragonflies (National Book Award Winner)

By Kacen Callender
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When King’s brother Khalid dies unexpectedly, he’s left reeling with Khalid’s final advice to end his friendship with his best friend over rumors that he’s gay. However, he soon learns that Sandy is being abused by his father and vows to help him. Poignant, heartbreaking, but so important, King and the Dragonflies explores race, sexuality, grief and identity in a relatable way for middle-grade readers.

A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book!

Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature!

Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry!

In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself.

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