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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.)
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
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 |  |
Until next time.
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