https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/mymcpl/rss/search?query=Watson%2C%20Ren%C3%A9e&searchType=author&origin=core-catalog-explore&view=groupedRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 14:48:53 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4624587https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4624587Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4624587110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547605897/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1440044573https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4582206https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4582206Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4582206110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547605866/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=o1401623977Winner of the Newbery Medal | A New York Times bestseller | A USA Today bestseller

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal winner Renée Watson explores friendship, loss, and life with grief in this poignant novel in verse and vignettes.

Sage's thirteenth birthday was supposed to be about movies and treats, staying up late with her best friend and watching the sunrise together. Instead, it was the day her best friend died. Without the person she had to hold her secrets and dream with, Sage is lost. In a counseling group with other girls who have lost someone close to them, she learns that not all losses are the same, and healing isn't predictable. There is sadness, loneliness, anxiety, guilt, pain, love. And even as Sage grieves, new, good things enter her life-and she just may find a way to know that she can feel it all.

In accessible, engaging verse and prose, this is a story of a girl's journey to heal, grow, and forgive herself. To read it is to see how many shades there are in grief, and to know that someone understands.

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Kirkus Best Book of the Year | A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year | A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year | A PEN America's Best Children's Books | An NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book | A Horn Book Fanfare Selection Book | A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book | Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10894508https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10894508Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/10894508980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547605903/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3911032https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3911032Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3911032110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600564/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1127058752Shine your light! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson, the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine.

Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means "king", that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.
Acclaimed author Renée Watson writes her own version of Ramona Quimby, one starring a Black girl and her family, in this start to a charming series.

Acclaim for Ways to Make Sunshine:
A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year | A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year | A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year | A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year | A WORLD Magazine Best Book of the Year | An Amazon Best Book of the Year]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5298691https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5298691Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5298691980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600571/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4383489https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4383489Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4383489110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547609093/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1322058313Grow and glow with Ryan Hart! Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine.

Ryan Hart loves her family and friends. She's looking forward to summer vacation, spending time with loved ones, and her first trip to sleepaway camp! But when an unexpected camper shows up, Ryan finds it's hard to share your best friend and harder to be a friend to someone who isn't a good friend to you. She's also waiting for her new sister to be born-and hoping the baby doesn't ruin everything. The Hart family is experiencing a lot of changes, and Ryan needs to grow her patience in many ways, find ways to share the love, meet new challenges, and grow into the leader her mom and dad named her to be. This summer and the start of fifth grade just might give Ryan the chance to show how she grows and glows!

Acclaim for Ways to Make Sunshine:
A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year | A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year | A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year | A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year | A WORLD Magazine Best Book of the Year | An Amazon Best Book of the Year]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5970147https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C5970147Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5970147980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600595/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4464562https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4464562Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4464562110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547610181/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=o1355028546https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4436958https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4436958Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4436958110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798885191890/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4385478https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4385478Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4385478110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780062871589/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1289986642https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4111197https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4111197Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4111197110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600588/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1202530787A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson.
In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes
about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender.
Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.
Black Girl You Are Atlas encourages young readers to embrace their future with a strong sense of sisterhood and celebration. With full-color art by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes throughout, this collection offers guidance and is a gift for anyone who reads it.]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9849397https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9849397Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9849397980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593461716/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Odyssey Honor Audiobook
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson.
In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender.
Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.
Black Girl You Are Atlas encourages young readers to embrace their future with a strong sense of sisterhood and celebration. This collection offers guidance and is a gift for anyone who listens to it.]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9849283https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9849283Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9849283980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593820896/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=Acclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.
Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn't really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Just because her mentor is black and graduated from the same high school doesn't mean she understands where Jade is coming from. She's tired of being singled out as someone who needs help, someone people want to fix. Jade wants to speak, to create, to express her joys and sorrows, her pain and her hope. Maybe there are some things she could show other women about understanding the world and finding ways to be real, to make a difference.
NPR's Best Books of 2017
A 2017 New York Public Library Best Teen Book of the Year
Chicago Public Library's Best Books of 2017
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017
Kirkus Reviews' Best Teen Books of 2017
2018 Josette Frank Award Winner]]>https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3954879https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3954879Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3954879980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501997822/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4611493https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4611493Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4611493110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063219991/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=o1458297656https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4573045https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4573045Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4573045110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593461709/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=o1381947477https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4492897https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4492897Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4492897110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780316570886/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=o1396551739https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4209924https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4209924Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4209924110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593115985/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1243264042https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4017594https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C4017594Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4017594110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600601/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1151063683https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3737289https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3737289Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3737289110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781547600083/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=1060181395https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3848786https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3848786Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3848786110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781681191089/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3487607https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3487607Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3487607110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781681191072/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=948336456https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3121647https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3121647Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3121647110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781599906683/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=879034036https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C2633500https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C2633500Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2633500110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780375869730/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=757935865https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3938550https://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S110C3938550Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://mymcpl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3938550110BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780385376686/MC.GIF&client=mconpublib&type=xw12&oclc=894831791