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Award year

2010 National Book Award

Sources: official announcement 1, official announcement 2, official announcement 3, official announcement 4

Fiction

Nonfiction

  • Cover of Just Kids by Patti SmithWinner

    Just Kids

    Patti Smith

    National Book Award Winner

Poetry

  • Cover of Lighthead by Terrance HayesWinner

    Lighthead

    Terrance Hayes

    National Book Award Winner

  • Cover of By the Numbers by James RichardsonNational Book Award

    By the Numbers

    James Richardson

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Ignatz by Monica YounNational Book Award

    Ignatz

    Monica Youn

    National Book Award Finalist

Young People's Literature

  • Cover of Mockingbird by Kathryn ErskineWinner

    Mockingbird

    Kathryn Erskine

    National Book Award Winner

  • Cover of Dark Water by Laura McNealNational Book Award

    Dark Water

    Laura McNeal

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Lockdown by Walter Dean MyersNational Book Award

    Lockdown

    Walter Dean Myers

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaNational Book Award

    One Crazy Summer

    Rita Williams-Garcia

    National Book Award Finalist

  • Cover of Ship Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiNational Book Award

    Ship Breaker

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    National Book Award Finalist

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