![]() ![]() by Dawud Anyabwile Middle School Norton 208 pp. Stand: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes illus. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium. This year’s judges are: Becky Albertalli, Joseph Bruchac, Meghan Dietsche Goel, Jewell Parker Rhodes, and Lilliam Rivera. Among the Longlist authors are two authors who have been nominated by the National Book Awards before: Anna-Marie McLemore was Longlisted for the award for Young People’s Literature in 20, and Traci Chee was a finalist in 2020. by Sam Bloom Filed in Book Reviews Victory. The Longlist contenders were chosen by five judges out of 296 books submitted by publishers. ![]() He is also the author of the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning picture book Crown: An Ode to the. Stand-Raising My Fist For Justice, which also won the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award, and a Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. They take place everywhere from fictional, alternate histories to the U.S. Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his 2022 graphic novel Victory. This year’s Longlist includes graphic novels, novels, and memoirs that explore things like racism, sexism, gender and sexuality, and self-esteem. If the finals had been held the next day, I could not have run that race. I forgot that slowing down is as important as taking off, Smith says. The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for 2022’s National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Raising My Fist for Justice (Norton Young Readers, Sept. ![]()
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