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Author | Kekla Magoon |
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Language | English |
Published | November 23, 2021 |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People is a nonfiction book about the Black Panther Party, written by Kekla Magoon and published November 23, 2021 by Candlewick Press. In 2021, the book was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[1][2][3]
Revolution in Our Time is a Junior Library Guild book.[4]
The book received starred reviews from Booklist,[5] Horn Book,[6]Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[7] and School Library Journal.[8]
Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as a "highly readable and not-to-be-missed story of America’s history and current reality"[3] Publishers Weekly called it a "detailed, accessible text" that "presents an incisive, in-depth study of the Black Panther Party."[7] Booklist wrote, "This rounded accounting of a pivotal but often-overlooked time in U.S. history should be widely read."[5] The Horn Book similarly wrote that "this compelling work would be invaluable for both individual and classroom reading,"[6] and Shelf Awareness said it is "a must-have for American history units that will spend more time in readers' hands than on the shelves."[8]
Horn Book,[9] Kirkus Reviews,[3] and Publishers Weekly[10] named Revolution in Our Time one of the best young adult books of 2021.
The audiobook, narrated by Tyla Collier, received a positive review from Lit Hub.[11]
Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature | Finalist | [12] |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Finalist | [3][13][14] | |
2022 | Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author | Honor | [3][4][15] |
Michael L. Printz Award | Honor | [4][16][17][18] | |
ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [19][20] | |
Walter Dean Myers Award for Teen | Finalist | [21][22] |