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  • WINNER | 2020
    Oregon Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2022
    Missouri Gateway Readers Award
  • NOMINEE | 2022
    Oklahoma Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Notable Books for a Global Society Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2021
    Pacific Northwest Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    Florida Teens Read
  • SELECTION | 2020
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award

Awards

  • WINNER | 2020
    Oregon Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2022
    Missouri Gateway Readers Award
  • NOMINEE | 2022
    Oklahoma Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Notable Books for a Global Society Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2021
    Pacific Northwest Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    Florida Teens Read
  • SELECTION | 2020
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award

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Penguin Random House Author Events at the 40th Annual First-Year Experience® Conference February 15-19, 2021 Click Here to RSVP PRH virtual events are open only to registered FYE® conference attendees. To register for the conference, click here. Once registered for the conference, be sure to sign up for each event that you plan to attend in advance to receive login

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