2016 National Book Awards Finalists (13 books)

Congratulations to all the finalists! Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/boo...

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1	The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder 3.55 avg rating — 2,730 ratings	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
2	The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14,603 ratings	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
3	News of the World by Paulette Jiles 4.08 avg rating — 112,093 ratings	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
4	The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 443,736 ratings	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
5	Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 38,386 ratings	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
6	Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,356 ratings	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
7	The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America by Andrés Reséndez 4.06 avg rating — 2,124 ratings	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
8	Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 4,926 ratings	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
9	Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 22,593 ratings	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
10	March: Book Three (March, #3) by John Lewis 4.64 avg rating — 21,613 ratings	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
11	When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 6,631 ratings	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
12	Ghost (Track, #1) by Jason Reynolds 4.18 avg rating — 51,964 ratings	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
13	The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 357,842 ratings	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