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BCALA and SLJ Announce 2023 Children and YA Literary Award Winners
Star Child by Ibi Zoboi and Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas are among the winners of the annual awards that honor outstanding children's and YA books by African American authors.
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA) and School Library Journal announced the 2023 Children & Young Adult Literary Awards winners.
Launched in 2021, the awards, which are sponsored by SLJ and honor outstanding children's and YA books by African American authors in four categories: fiction, nonfiction, debut author, and graphic novels. An honor title was named for each category.
Debut Author
Winner: Love Radio by Ebony Ladelle
Honor: Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee
Fiction
Winner: Lotus Bloom & the Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston
Honor: Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus
Nonfiction
Winner: Star Child by Ibi Zoboi
Honor: Augusta Savage by Marilyn Nelson
Graphic Novel
Winner: Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
Honor: Victory. Stand! by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, & Dawud Anyabwile
To be eligible for the 2023 awards cycle, titles must have been published between September 2021 and December 2022.
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