Kirkus Prize Winners

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Winners

	New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 29,414 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) 4.28 avg rating — 13,075 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 — 122,341 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 4.37 avg rating — 3,546 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 4.24 avg rating — 2,706 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) 3.83 avg rating — 39,944 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 4.06 avg rating — 13,685 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 E. Davis 4.22 avg rating — 1,340 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) 4.12 avg rating — 11,454 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 4.05 avg rating — 5,600 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 — 3,365 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 3.58 avg rating — 3,147 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 — 31,793 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 4.39 avg rating — 234,807 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) 4.31 avg rating — 211,264 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 — 24,969 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) 3.84 avg rating — 70,786 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 3.94 avg rating — 513 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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	No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 3,937 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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 Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,850 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 4.42 avg rating — 42,553 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage by Naja Marie Aidt 4.41 avg rating — 1,733 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib 4.48 avg rating — 3,049 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 4.05 avg rating — 69,799 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima 3.61 avg rating — 2,494 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli 3.85 avg rating — 12,597 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,698 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 2,073 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 3,810 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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
	The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border by Juan Pablo Villalobos 4.03 avg rating — 270 ratings Kirkus Prize Nominee 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

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