The National Book Awards began their annual announcements of their longlists, starting with Young People’s Literature. The finalists will be announced on October 3. The nominees:
Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says (Disney-Hyperion Books)
Kenneth M. Cadow, Gather (Candlewick Press)
Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares? (Dial Books for Young Readers)
Vashti Harrison, Big (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Katherine Marsh, The Lost Year (Roaring Brook Press)
Dan Nott, Hidden Systems (Random House Graphic)
Dan Santat, A First Time for Everything (First Second)
Betty C. Tang, Parachute Kids (Graphix)
Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, More Than a Dream (FSG for Young Readers)
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