The winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prize.Photo:Doubleday; Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster; Candlewick
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Doubleday; Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster; Candlewick
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Doubleday
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Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
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Candlewick
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“This year’s prize-winning books — each written with elegance and lucidity — illuminate tragedies both personal and historical, helping us to better understand our world and the spirit of human resilience,” Beer said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
source: people.com