The winner of the 2019 national book award for young people s literature will join a laundry list of great writers and books that includes elizabeth acevedos the poet x 2018, jacqueline woodson. Here are the 20 books nominated for the 2017 national book. This week, the national book foundation revealed the writers. Categories include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people s literature, translated literature, and the medal for distinguished contribution to american letters.
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