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The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Yesterday morning the @nationalbook Award for Young People’s Literature longlist was posted and SO happy to see these nominees including guest Kacen Callender for King and the Dragon Flies!!!
Look at all of the diverse books nominated on this list!! We love to see it. 🔥🔥🔥
"Yadriel is trying to find his place in his very traditional Latinx community as a trans boy. I wanted to present readers with a family that isn’t intrinsically transphobic or homophobic. Yadriel’s family is not aggressively or purposefully trying to be hurtful. These aren’t bad people; they don’t hate Yadriel or those parts of him, they just don’t understand. Very often, that teaching falls onto the shoulders of queer/trans kids, which can be exhausting. I hope this book, and other books coming from authentic queer experience, might help some teach some folks so the trans kids in their lives don’t have to."-
Author @aidenschmaiden
(Source: diversebooks.org)
During Pride Month and every month, WNDB honors the lives of trans and non-binary people. Here are Own Voices books by trans and non-binary authors, whom we have featured on our blog or recognized with Walter Awards.
Also check out Maya Sungold’s essay, “The Importance of Celebrating Trans Stories” on our blog.
(Source: ow.ly)
"I want to write my queer, Latinx, trans & non-binary identities into fairy tales, and I want to be part of opening what we imagine fairy tales to be to include characters of color and LGBTQQIA+ characters."-
WNDB spoke with 5 authors (Anna-Marie McLemore, Kacen Callender, Aiden Thomas, Victoria Lee, Mason Deaver) to celebrate their books and ask about them about their careers. It’s a Virtual Pride party!
(Source: diversebooks.org)