Kirkus Prize Winners

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Winners

	All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 4,180 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome 4.34 avg rating — 4,214 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harrow by Joy Williams 3.22 avg rating — 1,715 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes 4.63 avg rating — 3,133 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream by Mychal Denzel Smith 4.38 avg rating — 696 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luster by Raven Leilani (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 84,961 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 49,119 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 20,109 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 217,611 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes 4.38 avg rating — 4,395 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit 4.20 avg rating — 3,448 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Severance by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 73,106 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 4.02 avg rating — 28,123 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack Emerson Davis 4.21 avg rating — 2,011 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 14,237 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds 4.06 avg rating — 7,326 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi 3.92 avg rating — 3,848 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan 3.57 avg rating — 3,508 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.36 avg rating — 39,519 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 4.40 avg rating — 309,570 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 426,078 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast 4.14 avg rating — 28,334 ratings Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euphoria by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 86,142 ratings Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth 3.95 avg rating — 515 ratings Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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	Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico by Juan Villoro 4.04 avg rating — 613 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life by Katherine E. Standefer (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 823 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 6,325 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 4,395 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn 4.36 avg rating — 4,947 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 53,548 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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