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Crystal Kite Landing Page

 

 

Presented annually for PAL books that represent excellence in the field of children’s literature, the Crystal Kite Awards are peer-selected and voted on by SCBWI members from local regions. Congratulations all.

 

For more information about submitting to the Crystal Kites, visit our official award description page.

 

For more information about each of the winners and to purchase the titles, visit our Bookshop page.

 

 

 

Award Year:
Awards Presented in 2022
(For books published in 2021)
A Place to Hang the Moon
Authors(s): Kate Albus
Illustrators(s): Cover art by Jane Newland
Division: Atlantic
Regions: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Wash DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
Publisher: Holiday House, Inc.
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Dark and Shallow Lies
Authors(s): Ginny Myers Sain
Division: Texas/Oklahoma
Regions: Texas, Oklahoma
Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin Random House)
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Dumplings for Lili
Authors(s): Melissa Iwai
Division: New York
Regions: New York
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
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Headstrong Hallie! The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female “Fire Guard”
Authors(s): Aimee Bissonette
Illustrators(s): David Hohn
Division: Midwest
Regions: Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
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HELLO, STAR
Authors(s): Stephanie Lucianovic
Illustrators(s): Vashti Harrison
Division: California/Hawaii
Regions: California, Hawaii
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group USA)
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Heroes of the Secret Underground
Authors(s): Susanne Gervay
Division: Australia/New Zealand
Regions: Australia, New Zealand
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
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I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams
Authors(s): Jessica Young
Illustrators(s): Rafael Lopez
Division: Mid-South
Regions: Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group USA)
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RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE
Authors(s): Rajani LaRocca
Division: New England
Regions: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
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Temple Alley Summer
Authors(s): Sachiko Kashiwaba
Illustrators(s): Miho Satake
Translators(s): Avery Fischer Udagawa
Division: Middle East/India/Asia
Regions: Middle East, India, Asia
Publisher: Restless Books
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The Bear and her Book
Authors(s): Frances Tosdevin
Illustrators(s): Sophia O'Connor
Division: UK/Ireland
Regions: UK, Ireland
Publisher: UCLan Publishing
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The Last Cuentista
Authors(s): Donna Barba Higuera
Illustrators(s): Raxenne Maniquiz
Translators(s): Aurora Humarán
Division: West
Regions: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Publisher: Levine Querido
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The Longest Letsgoboy
Authors(s): Derick Wilder
Illustrators(s): Catia Chien
Division: Southeast
Regions: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama
Publisher: Chronicle Books
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The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe
Authors(s): Sandra Nickel
Illustrators(s): Aimee Sicuro
Division: Internationals Other
Regions: Internationals Other
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Tough Like Mum
Authors(s): Lana Button
Illustrators(s): Carmen Mok
Division: Canada
Regions: Canada
Publisher: Tundra Books
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WATERCRESS
Authors(s): Andrea Y Wang
Illustrators(s): Jason Chin
Division: Southwest
Regions: Nevada, Arizona, Utah, southern Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico
Publisher: Holiday House, Inc.
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