i am every dead thing by eric barnes illustrated by gordon james lays out the foundation for the black readers to go forth into the world filled with confidence and self assurance. the title says it all, black boys are every good thing. fighting words by kimberly brubaker bradley refusing to soft pedal hard issues the novel speaks with an astringent honesty at ones heartbreaking and hopeful. the girl and the ghost gripping lee heart wrenching and speaks to deeper things such as trauma and friendship a page turning tail we are water protectors by carol lindstrom illustrated by michaela and inspiring call to action for all who care about the interconnected planet. and stamped by jason reynolds. worthy of inclusion in every home and in curricula and libraries everywhere impressive and much needed. as you may have noticed, this category includes two picture books, two middle grade books and two young adult or team books. every one is a triumph. congratulations to all the finalists. the winner of the 2020 prize for young readers literature is why in every good thing by derek barnes and gord

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credit that was will be goldberg, sam jackson, joseph gordon levitt, and stephen root and kristin chenoweth and margaret cho. what a gay. >> and you had james carville in the next. >> and that was laurie garrett, one of the world's greatepidemiologists . and senator john tester who became my great friend that night in baltimore as i just told you about . that would be a fun conversation . >> again, from at least my view of that and i remember reading that before knowing you were going to do it as part of this discussionthat was one of my favorite ones . it's a very challenging topic obviously written in a way that reminds you of what happened to this entire disaster that we're talking about and how much the lack of response at the leadership level isresponsible at least in part for how bad it is . >> but i saw that as an allegory along the lines of nero fiddling while rome burned. and yes, that is by far the darkest and toughest poem but we were talking about the coronavirus. that, when i wrote it, there wereonly about 80,000 people dead . and now there's more than 200,000. and our president talks about it as if it hasn't even happened. or

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gordon from laramie wyoming. hi. >> caller: thanks for your service with c-span and thanks fore c-span. as jon meacham, sebastian junger in james webb have any of them been on "in depth," do you know? 's. >> host: once again i think sebastian possibly has been on sebastian junger has been on and who else did you mention? >> caller: jon meacham and james webb. plus could jon meacham not yet, somebody we have been trying for the sebastian we did one with him a couple of years ago from our new york studio owns a bar of their so we went up to new york and visited with him there. >> caller: what is the name of the bar? >> host: oh golly. that was a couple of years ago. >> caller: what a great writer and james webb's tales of fire the authoritative literature on vietnam. >> host: i don't think he has been on and i apologize that i'm not as familiar with that. >> caller: that's her right. you have a lot on your plate bare peat. >> host: we had jon meacham during the national book festival. >> caller: a great sense of humor. the gal that, she said it's really you and she went to grab a book and brought it back to him to sign and it was

gordon in laramie, wyoming. sorry about that, hi. >> caller: hey, pete, thanks for sure service with c-span -- for your service with c-span. thanks for c-span. jon meacham, james bradley, any of those been on "in depth," do you know? >> host: once again, sebastian younger's been on, and who else dud you mention? if. >> caller: jon meacham and james webb. >> host: jon meacham, not yet. somebody we've been trying for. but sebastian, yeah, we did him just a couple years ago from our new york studio. he owns the bar up there, so -- [laughter] we went up to new york and visited with him there. >> caller: what's the name of the bar? >> host: oh, golly, blah blah -- yeah. that was a couple years ago, but he just had a new book out. >> caller: yeah, his book "war," wow, just excellent. what a great writer. >> host: yeah. >> caller: and james webb's fields of fire, the author tautive literature on vietnam, i believe. >> host: and i don't think he has been on, and i apologize that i'm not as familiar with that. >> caller: that's all right. you can't -- [laughter] you've got a lot on your plate there, pete. >> host: we just interviewed jon meacham during the national boo