Kirkus Prize: 2014 Young Readers' Literature Finalists
The 2014 Kirkus Prize finalists have been announced.
The Young Readers' list is:
Picture Books:
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
Aviary Wonders Inc.: Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual, by Kate Samworth
Middle Grade:
El Deafo, by Cece Bell
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza, by Jack Gantos
Young Adult:
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim, by E.K. Johnston
The Freedom Summer Murders, by Don Mitchell
Click through to the WP for a list of other finalists, or to the official prize page for more information and a full list of nominees.