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The Finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature

10/6/2021

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2022 National Book Award Finalist for Young Peoples Literature

Ok, for somebody who has paid attention the the National Book Award, for nearly two decades, this is a tough confession. I was blanked by the list of finalist. I ... have ... not ... read ... a ... single ... one, YET! Yes, that right. I now have a new task. Some years I have read most of the long list. Many years I have the bulk of the finalist. Give all of that, some of my favorite years have been books that didn't move into the finals or that didn't win. For example I loved We are Not Free and Apple: Skin to the Core in 2020.

In 2019 what is not to love about Patron Saints of Nothing or Look Both Ways. 2018 brought us a fabulous winner with The Poet X and the finalist included The Journey of Little Charlie and Hey, Kiddo, not to mention Blood Water Paint, Boots on the Ground, and We'll Fly Away as part of the longlist. The 2017 list is amazing with several books that I still teach and write about-- What Girls are Made Of, American Street, The Hate U Give, Long Way Down, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and You Bring the Distant Near. I have probably failed to mention somebody's favorite book from the award lists during the last four years. Sorry, that just goes to speak to the quality and the diversity of the choices. I must say that the diversity and representation of authors and communities has certainly increased since we discussed and documented the first 20 years of the award.  

Let's take a look at my new "to be read" list and some of the resources I have gathered. (All of the  titles below are linked to the books page within the National Book Award website. It also has links to more information about the books author.)

The Legend of Auntie Po

Kirkus Review The Legend of Auntie Po

Common Sense Media The Legend of Auntie Po

School Library Journal Review The Legend of Auntie Po

The Horn Book Review The Legend of Auntie Po

Comics Beat Review The Legend of Auntie Po

Lesbrary Review The Legend of Auntie Po

Publishers Weekly Review The Legend of Auntie Po

Muse Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The Legend of Auntie Po
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

KIrkus Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Rainbow Round Table Book and Media Reviews  Last Night at the Telegraph Club

School Library Journal Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Utopia State of Mind Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Lesbrary Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

The Lesbian Review Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Publishers Weekly Review of Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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Too Bright to See

The New York Times Review of Too Bright to See

Kirkus Review of Too Bright to See

Shelf-awareness.com review of Too Bright to See

Publishers Weekly Review of Too Bright to See

Falling Letters Review of Too Bright to See

Mombian Review of Too Bright to See

Muse Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Review of Too Bright to See
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Revolution in Out Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People

revolutioninourtime.com 

​Kirkus Review of the Revolution in Our Time

Publishers Weekly of Revolution in Our Time

School Library Journal Review of Revolution in Our Time

Zinn Education Project Review of Revolution in Our Time

Teaching Books Revolution in Our Time
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Me (Moth)

NPR book review of Me (Moth)

Publishers Weekly review of Me (Moth)

WeWriteatDawn.com review of Me (Moth)

Koosreviews.com review of Me (Moth)

Diversebooks.org Q&A with Amber McBride
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Until next time.
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    Gretchen Rumohr is a professor of English and department chair at Aquinas College, where she teaches writing and language arts methods.   She is also a Co-Director of the UNLV Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Literature. She lives with her four girls and a five-pound Yorkshire Terrier in west Michigan.

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