The Cruelty of Nice Folks Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America | Justin Ellis (Author) Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Boys' & Men's Issues This charming and reassuring picture

This charming and reassuring picture book about finding joy in change will be returned to again and again

A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year

With these three steps

and Margaret Rogerson

What can go wrong with a little white lie

The Cruelty of Nice Folks Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America | Justin Ellis (Author) Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Boys' & Men's Issues This charming and reassuring pictureIn writing a book about Minneapolis, Justin Ellis has really written a book about America's favorite liethat good intentions lead to justice. Ellis is a rigorous historian and a visceral storyteller, and he has produced something essential: a reckoning with a city that wanted to be a safe haven for all and built a foundation that made this impossible. Aaron Robertson, author of The Black Utopians A Boston Globe Best Book of Summer 2026 One of The