In a ceremony yesterday, the National Book Award winners were announced. You can see the full list of 2023 nominees and winners here.
I was thrilled to hear that a book I reviewed (and loved) earlier this year won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat. This is a wonderful middle-grade/teen graphic memoir about the author's life-changing experience traveling across Europe with a student group the summer before high school. Part memoir and part travelogue, this moving, funny book perfectly captures the awkwardness of adolescence, the joy of travel, and the process of starting to grow up. You can
read my full review here and order this new award-winner. I'm so glad this unique book was recognized with an award and will hopefully find an even wider audience!
I watched the ceremony online, for some reason I was really curious what books would win. I had already checked out A First Time for Everything and it was sitting next to me when the Young People's Literature award was announced. I started it that night.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I hope you enjoy it - I did.
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