The finalists for the 2nd Annual Kirkus Prizes were announced yesterday. The award comes with a $50,000 prize. Winners will be announced on October 15th.

Here are the finalists for Young Readers’ Literature:

 

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh

 

The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

 

The New Small Person by Lauren Child

Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older