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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3 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2010
Winner - Poetry
Lighthead (Poets, Penguin)
by Terrance Hayes
Publication Date: Mar 30, 2010
List Price: $18.00
Format: Paperback, 112 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780143116967
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- 14 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2011
- Newbery Medal Winner or Honor 2011
Publication Date: Dec 27, 2011
List Price: $7.99
Format: Paperback, 218 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780060760908
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corporation
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
Lockdown
by Walter Dean Myers
Publication Date: Feb 02, 2010
List Price: $16.99
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Young Adult
ISBN13: 9780061214806
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corporation