The five finalists include a picture book, graphic memoir, YA novel, and a couple of middle grade titles.
Here are the SLJ Reviews of the five finalists for 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
If graphic novels are flying off the shelves at your library, that reflects a remarkable trend: The format’s popularity has shot up at over 90 percent of school libraries in the last few years, according to a new SLJ survey.
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