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Four of those winners national book award winners robin coste lewis, neal shusterman and adam johnson. Neal shusterman wins 2015 nba for young peoples literature. I want to congratulate the other 2015 national book award winnersadam johnson, tanehisi coates, and robin coste lewisand give a shoutout to my fellow shortlist nominees in the young peoples literature category. He served as a judge for the penphyllis naylor working writer fellowship in 2012. Book about mental illness created by a jewish father and son wins national book award by beth kissileff november 25, 2015 11. National book award 2015 finalist challenger deep by neal shusterman. New york tanehisi coates won the national book award for nonfiction wednesday night for between the world and me, the searing best seller. Young peoples literature winner national book awards 2015. Book about mental illness jewish telegraphic agency. Awards for neal shusterman your guide to fiction books. Neal shusterman has won the 2015 national book award for young peoples literature for his book challenger deep, which chronicles a teen boys experience with. National book awards 2015 national book foundation. Also taking home awards were robin coste lewis, for her debut poetry collection, and neal shusterman.
In high school student caden bosch, neal shusterman has created a young hero who finds a way not just to navigate his own schizophrenic breakdown but to ease the struggles of his fellow patients. Neal shusterman has won the 2015 national book award for young peoples literature for his novel challenger deep. Neal shusterman is an award winning american young fiction writer. Tanehisi coates, adam johnson win national book awards. The national book awards were established in 1950, with the first fiction prize awarded to nelson algrens the man with the golden arm and the first nonfiction award going to a biography of.
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