A Girl, a Legend, and a Plague

National Book Award

Established in 1950, the National Book Award is a literary award given to works of American literature. A panel of judges chooses the finalists and winners of the awards, which are given in four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. The National Book Award Foundation chooses the judges, and the judges can include writers, some of whom have won a National Book Award previously, critics, librarians, and booksellers. 

The library has  the following National Book Award winners and finalists, and all three of them may be borrowed or checked out from the library. 

• An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 written by Jim Murphy; (finalist); JF M

• Brown Girl Dreaming written by Jacqueline Woodson; (winner) 811.54 W898b

• The Legend of Buddy Bush written by Shelia Moses; (finalist) JF M  

Select one of the links below to learn more about the National Book Award and previous winners and finalists.

History

A list of winners and finalists  

The National Book Award website

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