Poet X by Acevedo Wins National Book Award

National Book Awards Announced:  The annual National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 14, 2018. The winner in the Young People’s Literature category is Elizabeth Acevedo, “The Poet X” HarperTeen / HarperCollins. The finalists included M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, “The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge” Candlewick Press, Leslie Connor, “The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle” Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins, Christopher Paul Curtis, “The Journey of Little Charlie” Scholastic Press / Scholastic, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, “Hey, Kiddo” Graphix / Scholastic. www.nationalbook.org/