Himawari Home by Concord Becker, illustrated Concord Becker
This younger grownup graphic novel follows three younger ladies who keep at a share home in Japan, and their lives collectively. The e book’s “outstanding mastery of graphic novel conventions and its perceptive exploration of emotionally resonant, evergreen themes regarding household, friendship, and id” stood out to the judges.
This yr’s younger readers’ literature judges have been Jerry Craft, Junko Yokota, Alec B. Chunn, and Laura Simeon.
