The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference is always a great time—what could be better than teachers and books?! Every year, the conference announces the NCTE Award Winners which includes book awards from Charlotte Huck to Notable Poetry and Books in Verse and more! This year, Penguin Young Readers is honored to have eight titles recognized. Find out more about each below.
Charlotte Huck Award Honor Books
AND THEN, BOOM by Lisa Fipps
POPCORN by Rob Harrell
SUMMER AT SQUEE by Andrea Wang
FLICKER OF HOPE by Cynthia Harmony and illustrated by Devon Holzworth
Charlotte Huck Recommended
SHOW UP AND VOTE by Ani Di Franco and illustrated by Rachelle Baker
NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels
KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS by Renée Watson and illustrated by Ekua Holmes
QUEER AND FEARLESS by Rob Sanders Illustrated by Harry Woodgate
JAM, TOO by JaNay Brown-Wood Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara