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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2 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2002
Finalist - Poetry
Sleeping with the Dictionary (New California Poetry)
by Harryette Mullen
Publication Date: Feb 22, 2002
List Price: $23.95
Format: Paperback, 85 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780520231436
Imprint: University of California Press
Publisher: University of California Press
Parent Company: University of California
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
Hush
by Jacqueline Woodson
Publication Date: Jun 23, 2003
List Price: $5.99
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 180 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780142500491
Imprint: Speak
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann