2021 PATERSON PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Poetry Center at PCCC is pleased to announce the 2021 PATERSON PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE winners in three grade levels.

Grade Pre K - 3

Anica Mrose Rissi, Love, Sophia on the Moon (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, New York, NY)

Mariana Llanos, Eunice and Kate (Penny Candy Books, Oklahoma City, OK)

Grade 4 - 6

Diane Worthey, In One Ear & Out The Other (Penny Candy Books, Oklahoma City, OK)

Joseph Bruchac, The Powwow Dog (Reycraft Books, New York, NY)

Grade 7 - 12

Beth Kephart, Cloud Hopper (Penelope Editions, Oklahoma City, OK)

Anna K. Scotti, Big & Bad (Texas Review Press, Huntsville, TX)

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