National Book Awards 2008

YOUNG PEOPLE’S
LITERATURE NOMINATIONS

Laurie
Halse Anderson, Chains (Simon & Schuster)
Kathi
Appelt, The Underneath (Atheneum)
Judy
Blundell, What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic)
E.
Lockhart, The Disreputable History of Frankie
Landau-Banks (Hyperion)
Tim
Tharp, The Spectacular Now (Alfred A.
Knopf)

Young People’s Literature Judges: Daniel
Handler (chair), Holly
Black, Angela
Johnson, Carolyn
Mackler, Cynthia
Voigt.

I have my fingers crossed for The Underneath, by Kathi Appelt.

Be sure to check out The National Book Foundation’s site to see all of the categories and their nominations – you can also download a bookmark and the above poster.