A wonderful surprise to beat back my February blues, which have really been a challenge this year.
Burn Baby Burn was named a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize today.
It’s quite a list, including the award-sweeping MARCH by John Lewis, so I’m especially honored – and also not envious of the judges. The fun/harrowing thing is that you don’t know who actually wins until the day of the event. So stay tuned for April 21 at the kick off for the LA Times Book Festival this year.
Thank you, LA Times, for inclusion on this lovely and thought-provoking list. And thank you, Candlewick, for my brand NEW pair of disco ball earring to wear for the occasion. I’ll be traveling west with my editor, Kate Fletcher, to attend the ceremony. Fingers crossed ( and TUMS in my purse.)
Young Adult Literature
Socorro Acioli/ Daniel Hahn (Translator), The Head of the Saint, Delacorte
Julie Berry, The Passion of Dolssa, Viking Books for Young Readers
Frances Hardinge, The Lie Tree, Harry N. Abrams
John Lewis. Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, March: Book Three, Top Shelf Productions
Meg Medina, Burn, Baby, Burn, Candlewick
So proud and happy for you! I absolutely love Burn, Baby Burn. I couldn’t put it down, and recommend it to everyone. Congrats!
Thanks for the kind words, Beverly!
What an honor to even be on the list! Your book is outstanding and you will dazzle them in L.A. with your new earrings.