The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2022 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 16, which will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
The 2022 longlist for Young People’s Literature:
- The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin)
- The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum (Philomel)
- A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee (Clarion)
- Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (HarperAlley)
- Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore (Feiwel and Friends)
- The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray)
- Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile (Norton Young Readers)
- All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (Razorbill)
- Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston (Bloomsbury)
- Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee (Random House)
This year’s longlist features two authors who have been previously recognized by the National Book Awards: Traci Chee, who was a finalist in 2020, and Anna-Marie McLemore, who was longlisted in 2016 and 2021.
A total of 296 books were submitted for the award. The judges are Jewell Parker Rhodes (chair), Becky Albertalli, Joseph Bruchac, Meghan Dietsche Goel, and Lilliam Rivera.
