This book is about being different

bilingual librarian and author of Arletis

's birthday to become a national holiday as an adult

In vivid poems

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze Emily Wilson This book is about being"Derrick Barnes takes all forms of storytelling available to himallegory, folktales, and classicsto weave a novel that is empowered, empowering, and incredibly human. You won't be the same after reading it." Erin Entrada Kelly, two time winner of the Newbery Medal National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes tackles timely issues of race and prejudice in this powerful, nuanced novel about an accomplished Black boy who strives to be