National Book Awards – Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The National Book Awards has announced the nominees (called the Longlist) in the Young People’s Literature category:

Aguila, Maria Dolores. A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez.
Ancrum, K. The Corruption of Hollis Brown.
Barnes, Derrick. The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze.
Browne, Mahogany L. A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe.
Lukoff, Kyle. A World Worth Saving.
Nayeri, Daniel. The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story.
McBride, Amber. The Leaving Room.
Sawyerr, Hannah V. Truth Is: A Novel in Verse.
Van Lieshout, Maria. Song of a Blackbird.
Zoboi, Ibi. (S)Kin.
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