The long-lists for the National Book Award prize have been released. In the Young People’s Literature category the list is as follows:
Elana K. Arnold, “What Girls Are Made Of”
Carolrhoda Lab / Lerner Publishing Group
Robin Benway, “Far from the Tree”
HarperTeen / HarperCollins
Samantha Mabry, “All the Wind in the World”
Algonquin Young Readers / Workman
Mitali Perkins, “You Bring the Distant Near”
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers / Macmillan
Jason Reynolds, “Long Way Down”
Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books / Simon & Schuster
Erika L. Sánchez, “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter”
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Laurel Snyder, “Orphan Island”
Walden Pond Press / HarperCollins
Angie Thomas, “The Hate U Give”
Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins
Rita Williams-Garcia, “Clayton Byrd Goes Underground”
Amistad / HarperCollins
Ibi Zoboi, “American Street”
Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins
How many have you read? So far I have only read two!