2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Finalists

Book of the Year Award Nominees

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Aspara Engine

by Bishakh Som (Feminist Press)

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Bear

by Ben Queen; art by Joe Todd-Stanton (BOOM! Studios)

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Cat Kid Comic Club

by Dav Pilkey (Scholastics/Graphix)

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Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio

by Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts)

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Snapdragon

by Kat Leyh (Macmillan Publishers)

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Superman Smashes the Klan

by Gene Luen Yang; art by Gurihiru (DC)

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The Magic Fish

by Trung Le Nguyen (RH Graphic – Random House Children’s Books Imprint)


Mosaic Award Finalists

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Aspara Engine

by Bishakh Som (Feminist Press)

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Bear

by Ben Queen; art by Joe Todd-Stanton (BOOM! Studios)

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Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Rreeves, and Bob Lemmons: A Toon Graphic

by James Otis Smith (TOON Books)

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Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence

by Joel Christian Gill (Oni Press)

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Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World

Edited by Erin Bried (Knopf – Random House Children’s Books)


Children’s Awards Finalists – Fiction

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Bear

by Ben Queen; art by Joe Todd-Stanton (BOOM! Studios)

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Cat Kid Comic Club

by Dav Pilkey (Scholastics/Graphix)

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Donut Feed the Squirrels

by Mika Song (RH Graphic – Random House Children’s Books Imprint)

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Frankie and the Creepy Cute Critters

by Caitlin Rose Boyle (Oni Press)

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The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off

by Wilfrid Lupano; art by Mayana Itoiz & Paul Cauuet (Lerner Publishing Group)

Children’s Awards Finalists – Non-Fiction

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Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Rreeves, and Bob Lemmons: A Toon Graphic

by James Otis Smith (TOON Books)


Middle-Grade Awards Finalists – Fiction

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Go with the Flow

by Karen Schneemann & Lily Williams (Macmillan Publishers)

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Snapdragon

by Kat Leyh (Macmillan Publishers)

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Stepping Stones

by Lucy Knisley (RH Graphic – Random House Children’s Books Imprint)

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Superman Smashes the Klan

by Gene Luen Yang; art by Gurihiru (DC)

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Twins

by Varian Johnson; art by Shannon Wright (Scholastics/Graphix)

Middle-Grade Awards Finalists – Non-Fiction

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Action Presidents 4: John F. Kennedy!

by Fred Van Lente; art by Ryan Dunlavey (HarperCollins Children’s Book)

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Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier

by Jim Ottaviani; art by Maris Wicks (First Second)

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History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire

by Kat Hannigan; art by Alex Graudins (Macmillan Publishers)

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Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World

Edited by Erin Bried (Knopf – Random House Children’s Books)

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Seen: Edmonia Lewis

by Jasmine Walls; art by Bex Glendining (BOOM! Studios)


Young Adult Awards Finalists – Fiction

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A Map to the Sun

by Sloane Leong (Macmillan Publishers)

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Displacement

by Kiku Hughes (Macmillan Publishers)

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Juliet Takes a Breath

by Gabby Rivera; art by Celia Moscote (BOOM! Studios)

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Lizard in a Zoot Suit

by Marco Finnegan (Lerner Publishing Group)

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The Magic Fish

by Trung Le Nguyen (RH Graphic – Random House Children’s Books Imprint)

Young Adult Awards Finalists – Non-Fiction

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Constitution Illustrated

by R. Sikoryak (Drawn & Quarterly)

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Drawing the Vote

by Tommy Jenkins; art by Kati Lacker (Abrams ComicArts)

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Shame Pudding

by Danny Noble (Street Noise Books)

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Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir

by Bishakh Som (Street Noise Books)

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The Mars Challenge

by Alison Wilgus; art by Wyeth Yates (Macmillan Publishers)


Adult Awards Finalists – Fiction

Algeriennes: The Forgotten Women of the Algerian Revolution

by Swann Meralli; art by Deloupy (Penn State University Press)

Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence

by Joel Christian Gill (Oni Press)

Invisible Differences: A Story of Aspergers, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color

by Julie Dachez; art by Mme. Caroline (Oni Press)

Quince: The Definitive Bilingual Edition

by Sebastian Kadlecik & Kit Steinkellner; art by Emma Steinkellner (Fanbase Press)

Soldiers Unknown

by Chag Lowry; art by Rahsan Ekedal (Great Oak Press)

Adult Awards Finalists – Non-Fiction

Guantanamo Voices

by Sarah Mirk; art by Various (Abrams ComicArts)

Happiness Will Follow

by Mike Hawthorne (BOOM! Studios)

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio

by Derf Backderf (Abrams ComicArts)

Phoolan Devi: Rebel Queen

by Claire Fauvel (NBM Graphic Novels)

Year of the Rabbit

by Tian Veasna (Drawn & Quarterly)