Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance LGBTQ+ Asian American & Pacific Islander They’re trying to hide it

They’re trying to hide it by repeatedly telling Portico to go check on a neighbor “in the meantime

Some people weren't sure Surya belonged on top of the podium

a phone is ringing

their strength is tested like never before as they struggle against hunger

includes one-line biographies of the person or historical moment featured on the page

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Juvenile Fiction Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance LGBTQ+ Asian American & Pacific Islander They’re trying to hide itWinner of the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers A Newbery Honor Book A Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book An Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award Book An Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor Book A Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Book Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR, the Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Horn