Congrats to all of the longlist books and their creators! Such a great list! We’re so thrilled and honored to have three books selected for this year’s National Book Award Longlist! We love these books and have resources for them to help you bring them into your classroom or library!
UPDATED! ALL THREE OF THESE BOOKS ARE NOW NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTS!
TOO BRIGHT TO SEE by Kyle Lukoff
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity.
LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB by Malinda Lo
A queer coming-of-age love story about a Chinese American girl set in 1950s San Francisco.
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THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO by Shing Yin Khor
Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent graphic novel adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885.