As promised, here are the finalists for the 2019 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award. As with the Morris Award nominees, I’ve read all the titles. They, too, will be announced at the Youth Media Awards in Seattle. These authors will also present at the same ceremony as the Morris finalists.
- The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor written by Sonia Sotomayor
- Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam written by Elizabeth Partridge
- The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler written and illustrated by John Hendrix
- Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addictionwritten and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees written and illustrated by Don Brown
My heart is with Hey Kiddo, which I wrote about here. I am also excited to see Faithful Spy on the list.
You can read more about all five finalists on the 2019 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award page.
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