“In the Margins” Award list

I’m so proud that Permanent Record was chosen as one of 25 titles for the “In the Margins” Book Award list, an award presented by Library Services for Youth in Custody. This award’s charge is to seek out and highlight fiction and nonfiction titles of high-interest appeal to marginalized youth, ages 9-21. Books chosen for the awards list reflect difficult situations, African-American and Latino protagonists, life in restrictive custody, or are books that cater to reluctant readers. Of Permanent Record, the committee said, “Our committee members loved this book unanimously. It’s well-written, fast-paced, funny, smart, and independently published, and is about a kid with mental health issues, targeted for his Iranian heritage. Elizabeth Burns’s rave review [in School Library Journal] reflects our opinion.”

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