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But until then, they keep their heads down, their muscles tensed, and above all, their love secret. Soon they will save up enough money to go east. They’re tough and brave, and they have big dreams. In this rough, transient landscape, Sarah Jac and James have fallen in love. Sarah Jacqueline Crow and James Holt work in the vast maguey fields that span the bone-dry Southwest, a thirsty, infinite land that is both seductive and fearsome. Together, they go in search of their biological mother and find out what it means to be a family.Īll the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry

#BEST BOOKS TO READ 2017 YOUNG ADULT FULL#

She discovers that she has a younger sister Maya, who’s a snarky brunette in a house full of redheads, and an older brother Joaquin, who’s a stoic boy that’d spent seventeen years in the foster care system. This sibling-focused tale starts with Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth and decides to search for her own family. Find out more about What Girls Are Made of!.What if she is not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out what the conditions of love are. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. And she’ll do anything for the boy she loves, just to prove she’s worthy of him. This is not a story of sugar and spice and everything nice. When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love.

The 10 YA Books Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Awards We support the National Book Foundation and the National Book Award’s mission and think it’s important that we acknowledge the amazing books that come out every year! So without further ado, here are the 2017 longlist nominees for Young People’s Literature… They’re cast and made in the same foundry that makes the Oscars (SERIOUSLY. The National Book Award statue is a solid bronze statue.The 2017 longlist in Young People’s Literature features nine women and one man.Books begin arriving to the judges in March, and they have six months to read all of the submitted books in their category and choose a longlist of 10 titles that will be considered for the National Book Award. There are five judges in each category.

In 2017, publishers submitted 1,529 books for consideration, including 337 books for Young People’s Literature.

No one is told the winner until the chair of the judges’ panel takes the stage at the Awards ceremony to announce the winner and present the National Book Award. That afternoon, over lunch, each panel collectively decides who the Winner in their category will be.

No one, not even the Foundation staff, learns who the Winners are until the day of the National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner, which takes place in mid-November in New York City.

What are the National Book Awards? It is an American literary prize administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and their mission is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. Here are some fun facts about the awards: The winners will be announced on November 15th and we can’t wait to see which book receives the Young People’s Literature award this year! The National Book Awards are just around the corner.

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