Winner And Honor Books To Be Announced Live On March 15
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The Golden Kite Gala will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 15th at 4:00 pm/PST, 7:00 pm/ EST with keynote speaker Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and award-winning author. SCBWI will announce, live, the honor and winner books in each of the seven categories. The winner will receive $2,500 plus an additional $1,000 to donate to a non-profit organization of their choice. The honor winner will receive $500 plus an additional $250 to donate.
Below is the list of the Golden Kite award finalists.
PICTURE BOOK TEXT
THE BOY AND THE SEA, written by Camille Andros, illustrated by Amy Bates published by Abrams Books for Young Readers
EVERYBODY IN THE RED BRICK BUILDING, written by Anne Wynter, illustrated by Oge Mora, published by Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS written by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho published by HarperCollins Books for Young Readers
ME + TREE, written by Alexandria Giardino, illustrated by Anna + Elena Balbusso, published by Creative Editions
SOUL FOOD SUNDAY written by Winsome Bingham, illustrated by C.G. Esperanza, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers
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PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION
GLADYS THE MAGIC CHICKEN illustrated by Adam Rex, written by Adam Rubin, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Reader
KING OF RAGTIME: The Story of Scott Joplin illustrated and written by Stephen Costanza, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUTSIDE INSIDE illustrated and written by LeUyen Pham, published by Roaring Brook Press
¡VAMOS! LET’S CROSS THE BRIDGE illustrated by Raul the Third, story by Elaine Bay, published by Versify
WONDER WALKERS illustrated and written by Micha Archer, published by Nancy Paulsen Books
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
BETTER WITH BUTTER by Victoria Piontek, published by Scholastic Press
CUBA IN MY POCKET by Adrianna Cuevas, published by Farrar, Strauss, Giroux Books for Young Readers
MIGHTY INSIDE by Sundee T. Frazier, published by Levine Querido
RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca, published by Quill Tree
STRONG AS FIRE, FIERCE AS FLAME by Supriya Kelkar, published by Tu Books
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YOUNG ADULT
DONUTS AND OTHER PROCLOMATIONS OF LOVE by Jared Reck, published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB by Malinda Lo, published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
THE MARVELOUS MIRZA GIRLS by Sheba Karim, published by Quill Tree Books
PERFECTLY PARVIN by Olivia Abtahi, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE US by Pamela N. Harris, published by Quill Tree Books
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ILLUSTRATED BOOK FOR OLDER READERS
THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain illustrated and written by Eugene Yelchin, published by Candlewick Press
PAWCASSO, illustrated and written by Remy Lai, published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
SAMIRA SURFS, illustrated by Fahmida Azim, written by Rukhsanna Guidroz, published by Kokila
THE SEA RINGED WORLD, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos, written by María García Esperón, translated by David Bowles, published by Levine Querido
SPROUTING WINGS: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Louisa Jaggar and Shari Becker, published by Crown Books for Young Readers
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NONFICTION TEXT FOR YOUNGER READERS:
CHILD OF THE FLOWER-SONG PEOPLE: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers
THE GREAT STINK: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter,
I AM AN AMERICAN: The Wong Kim Ark Story by Martha Brockenbrough with Grace Lin, illustrated by Julia Kuo, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers
NIGHT BECOMES DAY: Changes in Nature by Cynthia Argentine, published by Millbrook Press
THE PEOPLE’S PAINTER: How Ben Shahn Fought For Justice With Art by Cynthia Levinson illustrated by Evan Turk, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers
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NONFICTION TEXT FOR OLDER READERS
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIANS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK: Young Readers Edition by Anton Treuer, published by Levine Querido
A FACE FOR PICASSO: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
FALLOUT: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin, published by Roaring Brook Press
TOGETHER WE MARCH: 25 Protest Movements That Marched Into History by Leah Henderson, illustrated by Tyler Feder, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE MUST NOT FORGET: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance by Deborah Hopkinson, published by Scholastic Focus