The most popular morality books of 2021

Books about morality put people in front of hard choices. What is right when every option hurts someone, and what does a decision make of the person who takes it? Novels and essays here care less about rules than about conscience, and they stay with you. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Be a Tree!
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Be a Tree!

Maria Gianferrari

Published 2021

40 pages

Lala's Words
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Lala's Words

Gracey Zhang

Published 2021

48 pages

Hurricane
Cover of Hurricane

Hurricane

John Rocco

Published 2021

48 pages

Dad Bakes
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Dad Bakes

Katie Yamasaki

Published 2021

48 pages

Faraway Things
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Faraway Things

Dave Eggers, Kelly Murphy

Published 2021

40 pages

What I Am
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What I Am

Divya Srinivasan

Published 2021

40 pages

Listen
Cover of Listen

Listen

Gabi Snyder, Stephanie Graegin

Published 2021

40 pages

Be Strong
Cover of Be Strong

Be Strong

Pat Zietlow Miller, Jen Hill

Published 2021

32 pages

Never Grow Up
Cover of Never Grow Up

Never Grow Up

Karen Kingsbury, Tyler Russell, Olivia Chin Mueller

Published 2021

304 pages

Miles Morales
Cover of Miles Morales

Miles Morales

Justin A. Reynolds

Published 2021

128 pages

Peace Train
Cover of Peace Train

Peace Train

Cat Stevens, Peter Reynolds

Published 2021

40 pages

Peace
Cover of Peace

Peace

Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul, Estelí Meza

Published 2021

40 pages

Shady Baby
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Shady Baby

Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade

Published 2021

32 pages