Monday, March 14, 2022

Which Books Will Win the 2022 SCBWI Golden Kite Awards? Live, Free Awards Presentation Streams Tuesday March 15 at 4pm Pacific!

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Did I mention that National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, will make a special guest appearance with a short address to the viewers at the start of the event?

Log into Zoom here: https://scbwi.zoom.us/j/92714509642

to be "in the zoom where it happens" and find out which of these amazing nominated books win their category:

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


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 Raúl the Third, story by Elaine Bay, published by Versify

WONDER WALKERS illustrated and written by Micha Archer, published by Nancy Paulsen Books

 

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

 

YOUNG ADULT

DONUTS AND OTHER PROCLAMATIONS 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

  

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

 

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

 

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


Congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck!
Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee


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