The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2021 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 5, and the winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 17, which will once again be held in-person at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.

The 2021 longlist for Young People’s Literature:

This year’s longlist features two authors who have been previously recognized by the National Book Awards. Kekla Magoon was longlisted in the Young People’s Literature category in 2015, and Anna-Marie McLemore was longlisted in the category in 2016.

A total of 344 books were submitted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The judges are Cathryn Mercier (chair), Pablo Cartaya, Traci Chee, Leslie Connor, and Ibi Zoboi.