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The national book foundation announced finalists for the 2014 national book awards in poetry, young adult literature, nonfiction and fiction on wednesday morning. At the national book awards ceremony and dinner held in new york city each november, the chair of each judging panel announce the winners of the year s national book awards. The national book awards honor fiction, nonfiction, poetry and childrens books. Every november, the national book foundations panel of judges awards the national book award to authors in several categories, including young peoples literature. The judges consider books written by american citizens published in the united states by american publishers between dec. General fiction for adult readers is a national book. She was a national book award fiction finalist in 2001 for the last report on the miracles at little no horse, and she was a finalist in the young peoples literature category in 1999 for the birchbark house. All but kushner are published by penguin random house. She is the winner 2018 national book award for young peoples literature. Arnold, samantha mabry, jason reynolds and angie thomas.
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