Am I Prescient or What?

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Shen's Books
on October 11, 2006 12:12 PM |
2006 National Book Award Finalists announced today. And did you see the Young People's Literature category? Didja? Yesiree. There it is. Number 5 on the list.

M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party

Martine Leavitt, Keturah and Lord Death

Patricia McCormick, Sold

Nancy Werlin, The Rules of Survival

Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese

Also note that Sold by Patricia McCormick takes place in Nepal. The subject matter is a bit out of the Shen's Books range, but it still counts: 2 out of 5 finalists are multicultural!






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Renee Ting is the President and Publisher of Shen's Books. She is the author of The Prince's Diary and the blog, Renee's Book of the Day.

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