The finalists for the National Book Award were announced yesterday. Winners will be announced on November 16th. Here are the finalists in the Young People’s Literature category:
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The “Goosebumps” Conundrum: What Makes a Children’s Book Good? – The New Yorker http://buff.ly/2dlG5fJ #kidlit
The Grown-Up Lives Behind Classic Children’s Books http://buff.ly/2dt8Swz #kidlit
How Banning Books Marginalizes Children http://buff.ly/2dmsgLq #libraries #kidlit
Meet the Illustrator: Erin E. Stead | Brightly http://buff.ly/2dyPKxK #kidlit
Missed the #ATWchat on nurturing empathy thru #BooksForBetter? Have no fear! Full archive here: http://www.allthewonders.com/books/books-for-better-october-archive/ … @KidLitLauren
Mo Willems’ best-selling book series comes to life in ‘Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play!’ http://buff.ly/2dFYRdA #kidlit
Oliver Jeffers: ‘I was always an artist’ – but not a child of books http://buff.ly/2cGMHi8 #kidlit
A plentiful harvest of Halloween picture books http://buff.ly/2dManDX #kidlit
Plenty of new kids’ books for Jewish New Year | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California http://buff.ly/2dFY9gp #kidlit
These election-year kids’ books get our vote http://buff.ly/2cXotno #kidlit
Want to Teach Kids About Money? These 9 Books Will Help http://buff.ly/2ddAPYd #kidlit
Writing Children’s Books Helped Grace Lin Embrace Being Asian American http://buff.ly/2dLdwYY #kidlit
EBOOKS
Print or Digital, It’s Reading That Matters http://buff.ly/2cNz0TQ #ebooks #reading
LIBRARIES
New York Public Library has a mini roller coaster for books http://buff.ly/2cXocAO #libraries
Official ‘Outraged’ About Charges After KC Library Arrests http://buff.ly/2dLf1qb #libraries
Photographing All 211 New York Public Library Branches http://buff.ly/2dBgMpd #libraries
See the stunning renovation: Iconic New York Public Library reading room reopens Oct. 5 http://buff.ly/2dF90JF #libraries
TEEN LIT
From Baby-Sitting to Magic Pants: Why I Love Female Friendships in Young Adult Fiction http://buff.ly/2dF9wYd #kidlit
Magic In The Air: 3 Young Adult Fantasy Reads For Fall http://buff.ly/2dTWire #yalit
YA Authors Get Out the Vote with #firstvote16 http://buff.ly/2dgEbZO #yalit
