Books Honored by the National Book Foundation
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. National Book Awards are given five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.
Here we highlight the winners of African descent. The first African-American writer to win a National Book Award was Ralph Ellison, in 1953, for Invisible Man.
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One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1975
Winner - Children’s Books
M.C. Higgins, The Great
by Virginia Hamilton
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
List Price: $7.99
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781416914075
Imprint: Aladdin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.