Am I Prescient or What?
2006 National Book Award Finalists announced today. And did you see the Young People's Literature category? Didja? Yesiree. There it is. Number 5 on the list.
Also note that Sold by Patricia McCormick takes place in Nepal. The subject matter is a bit out of the Shen's Books range, but it still counts: 2 out of 5 finalists are multicultural!M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party
Martine Leavitt, Keturah and Lord Death
Patricia McCormick, Sold
Nancy Werlin, The Rules of Survival
Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese
posted by Renee at 12:12 PM
feed me
1 Comments:
I found your blog today. What a wonderful treasure trove this is! And all the links to some of my favorite authors and illustrators, will keep me coming back. Grace Lin, Linda Sue Park and so many more.
Post a Comment
<< Home