Cecily Wolfe's Blog: The Start of Something New - Posts Tagged "award"
In the Margins Award - The Competition
I am so thrilled that The Competition is included on the In the Margins Award recommend list for 2019!
Last year, That Night made the longlist for this national award, which recognizes books for youth and young adults who are marginalized by situation, class, or race - poverty, abuse, incarceration, and homelessness are some of the situations addressed in the books on their lists.
In The Competition, Mary Sofia is a Puerto Rican American teen who comes from a background of family violence, and lives in a shelter for teens while dreaming of visiting her beloved older brother, who is in state prison.
Thank you to the ITM Committee for helping Mary Sofia's story reach new readers!
Last year, That Night made the longlist for this national award, which recognizes books for youth and young adults who are marginalized by situation, class, or race - poverty, abuse, incarceration, and homelessness are some of the situations addressed in the books on their lists.
In The Competition, Mary Sofia is a Puerto Rican American teen who comes from a background of family violence, and lives in a shelter for teens while dreaming of visiting her beloved older brother, who is in state prison.
Thank you to the ITM Committee for helping Mary Sofia's story reach new readers!
