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May 2021

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

By Michael W. Waters, illustrated by Keisha Morris. Flyaway Books, 2020. 40 pages. $18/hardcover; $14/eBook. Recommended for ages 6–10. Recurring… Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share

By Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Alison Jay. Calkins Creek, 2020. 48 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 7–10. It… Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Miss Mary: The Irish Woman Who Saved the Lives of Hundreds of Children during World War II

By Bernard S. Wilson, illustrated by Julia Castaño. Gill Books, 2020. 144 pages. $9.95/paperback. Recommended for ages 8–12. This book… Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature

By Rachel Williams, illustrated by Freya Hartas. Magic Cat Publishing, 2020. 128 pages. $24.99/hardcover; $18.65/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. Slow… Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Farah Rocks Fifth Grade and Farah Rocks Summer Break

By Susan Muaddi Darraj, illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. Stone Arch Books, 2020. 144 pages. $15.95/hardcover; $8.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12.… Alla Podolsky
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)

By Daniel Nayeri. Levine Querido, 2020. 368 pages. $17.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 12–18. This much-lauded novel is a… Alla Podolsky

Elizabeth Stabler Miller Garrettson

Garrettson—Elizabeth Stabler Miller Garrettson, 83, on November 18, 2020, suddenly and unexpectedly, of complications following radiation therapy for lung cancer…

Reuben Laznovsky (Hersh)

Laznovsky—Reuben Laznovsky (Hersh), 92, on January 3, 2020, at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. Reuben was born to immigrant…

Joan Comly Magee

Magee—Joan Comly Magee, 76, on August 19, 2020, in Hickory, N.C., shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. Joan was born…

Hilda Moritz Notley

Notley—Hilda Moritz Notley, 91, on January 9, 2020, at Foulkeways retirement community in Gwynedd, Pa. Hilda was born in Philadelphia, Pa.,…

Marie Haves Schutz

Schutz—Marie Haves Schutz, 98, on August 21, 2020, at Friends House retirement community in Santa Rosa, Calif., home for the…

Paul Siddall Seaver

Seaver—Paul Siddall Seaver, 88, on August 2, 2020, at home in Palo Alto, Calif. Paul and his twin brother, David,…
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