2019 Whippoorwill Award List

The WhippoorWill selection Committee chose the following books that represent the award criteria as the 2019 winners: 

Barzak, Christopher. (2018). The gone away place. New York, NY:
     Alfred A. Knopf. 289 pgs.

Bowles, David. (2018). They call me Guero: A border kid’s poems. El
     Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press. 105 pgs.

Cajoleas, Jimmy.  The good demon. New York, NY: Amulet Books. 306
     pgs. 

Callender, Kheryn. (2018). Hurricane child. New York, NY:
     Scholastic. 214 pgs.

DiCamillo, Kate. Louisiana’s way home. Somerville, MA: Candlewick
     Press. 240 pgs.

Gansworth, Eric. (2018). Give me some truth.  New York, NY: Arthur A.
     Levine Books. 403 pgs.

Nesbet, Anne. (2018). The orphan band of Springdale. Somerville,
     MA: Candlewick Press. 435 pgs. 

Simon, T.R. (2018). Zora & me: The cursed ground. Somerville, MA:
     Candlewick Press. 250 pgs.

Smibert, Angie. (2018). Bone’s gift: Ghosts of ordinary objects.
     Honesdale, PN: Boyds Mills Press. 249 pgs.

Vawter, Vince. (2018). Copyboy. North Mankato, MN: Capstone 
     Editions. 233 pgs.

For book Annotations and suggestions for critical discussion See the Upcoming Spring Edition of the Rural Educator.