BCALA Children & YA Literary Awards: 2026Like this list

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• All-Negro Comics

  America's First Black Comic Book

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  Winner: Graphic

• Bold Words From Black Men

  Insights and Reflections From 50 Notable Trailblazers Who Influenced the World

  Pizzoli, Tamara,

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  Honor: Nonfiction

• City Summer, Country Summer

  Laymon, Kiese,

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  Honor: Debut Author

• Go Tell It

  How James Baldwin Became a Writer

  Harris, Quartez,

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  Winner: Nonfiction

• Needy Little Things

  Desamours, Channelle,

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  Winner: Debut Author

• A Place for Us

  Ransome, James,

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  Winner: Fiction

• Under the Neon Lights

  Vinson, Arriel,

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  Honor: Fiction