The winners of the National Book Award have been announced. The award for young people’s literature went to a nonfiction title this year:
1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler who said at the award ceremony, “I’m particularly honored to be in the company of my four fellow nominees. I will tell you, as the elder statesman of that group, I am so confident in the state of young people’s literature.”
Wow! Am thrilled and couldn’t agree more with Sandler’s comments. Children’s literature is our means to teach the coming generations! Bravo to Sandler.
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