Revolution in Our Time

{{short description|2021 book by Kekla Magoon}}

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| name = Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People

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| author = Kekla Magoon

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| language = English

| genre = Nonfiction

| published = November 23, 2021

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| publisher = Candlewick Press

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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.{{Cite web|title=National Book Awards 2021|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2021/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=National Book Foundation|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Seethaler |first=Robert |date=2021-09-16 |title=National Book Award Longlists: Young People's Literature, Translated Literature |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4072 |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=Shelf Awareness}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Revolution in Our Time|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kekla-magoon/revolution-in-our-time/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Kirkus Reviews}}

Reception

Revolution in Our Time is a Junior Library Guild book.{{Cite web |title=Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781536214185J&name=Revolution_in_Our_Time |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=Junior Library Guild}}

The book received starred reviews from Booklist,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Julia |date=2021-09-01 |title=Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Revolution-in-Our-Time-The-Black-Panther-Party-s-Promise-to-the-People-/pid=9748788 |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=Booklist}} Horn Book,{{Cite web |last=Njoku |first=Eboni |date=2021-11-24 |title=Review of Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-revolution-in-our-time-the-black-panther-partys-promise-to-the-people |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=The Horn Book}}Kirkus Reviews,{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Revolution in Our Time|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kekla-magoon/revolution-in-our-time/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Kirkus Reviews}} Publishers Weekly,{{Cite web |title=Children's Book Review: Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon. Candlewick, $24.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5362-1418-5 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5362-1418-5 |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}} and School Library Journal.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=revolution-in-our-time-the-black-panther-partys-promise-to-the-people|access-date=2022-01-21|website=School Library Journal}}

Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as a "highly readable and not-to-be-missed story of America’s history and current reality" Publishers Weekly called it a "detailed, accessible text" that "presents an incisive, in-depth study of the Black Panther Party." Booklist wrote, "This rounded accounting of a pivotal but often-overlooked time in U.S. history should be widely read." The Horn Book similarly wrote that "this compelling work would be invaluable for both individual and classroom reading," 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."

Horn Book,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-12-08 |title=Fanfare 2021 Annotations |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/fanfare-2021-annotations |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=The Horn Book}} Kirkus Reviews,{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Revolution in Our Time|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kekla-magoon/revolution-in-our-time/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Kirkus Reviews}} and Publishers Weekly{{Cite web |title=Best Books 2021 |url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2021/young-adult |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Publishers Weekly}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Behind the Mic|date=2022-01-07|title=Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon, Read by Tyla Collier|url=https://lithub.com/revolution-in-our-time-by-kekla-magoon-read-by-tyla-collier/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Literary Hub|language=en-US}}

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rowspan="2" |2021

|Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2022-02-23 |title=Finalists for 'LA Times' Book Prizes Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-la-times-book-prizes-are-revealed/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}

National Book Award for Young People's Literature

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |title=National Book Awards 2021 |url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2021/ |access-date=2022-01-24 |website=National Book Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Roback |first=Diane |date=2021-10-05 |title=Finalists for 2021 NBA in Young People's Literature Announced |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/87538-finalists-for-2021-nba-in-young-people-s-literature-announced.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}}

rowspan="4" |2022

|Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author

|Honor

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2006-10-30 |title=Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) |url=https://www.ala.org/rt/cskbart |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=American Library Association |language=en}}

Michael L. Printz Award

|Honor

|{{Cite web |last=Communications and Marketing Office |date=2022-01-24 |title=American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/01/american-library-association-announces-2022-youth-media-award-winners |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=American Library Association |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Communications and Marketing Office |date=2022-01-24 |title=Firekeeper's Daughter Wins 2022 Printz Award |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/01/firekeeper-s-daughter-wins-2022-printz-award |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=American Library Association |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Roback |first1=Diane |last2=Kantor |first2=Emma |date=2022-01-24 |title=Barba Higuera, Chin, Boulley Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88358-barba-higuera-chin-boulley-win-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}}

ALSC Notable Children's Books

|Selection

|{{Cite web |last= |date=1999-11-30 |title=Notable Children's Books - 2022 |url=https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Notable Children's Books: 2022 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Books/pid=9760612 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Booklist}}

Walter Dean Myers Award for Teen

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-19 |title=2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=2022-walter-dean-myers-award-winners-announced |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=School Library Journal}}{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2022-01-20 |title=Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/walter-dean-myers-award-winners-are-revealed/ |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}

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