National Book Award Winners | News
The National Book Award Winners, which celebrate the best literature published in the United States, were announced this week. The awards were first given in the 1950s.
In the Young People Category Dan Santat’s graphic Memoir – A First Time for Everything has won!
Read GC4Kids’s Caleb Mozzocco’s interview: Dan Santat on “A First Time For Everything” | Interview
Huda F Cares by Huda F Fahmy was a finalist and Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang was on the long list. Read my review from last year.
For the full list of National Book Award Winners visit their website.
Filed under: Graphic Novels, News
About Esther Keller
Esther Keller is the librarian at William E. Grady CTE HS in Brooklyn, NY. In addition, she curates the Graphic Novel collection for the NYC DOE Citywide Digital Library. She started her career at the Brooklyn Public Library and later jumped ship to the school system so she could have summer vacation and a job that would align with a growing family's schedule. On the side, she is a mother of 4 and regularly reviews for SLJ. In her past life, she served on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee where she solidified her love and dedication to comics and worked in the same middle school library for 20 years.
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