The National Book Award recognized these books as some of the best of 2009. Including biography and fiction, these books cover a broad spectrum of topics: the personal life of a famous scientist,  the civil rights movement, violence, supernatural romance and graphic novels.  The thing they have in common is that they are all amazing reads!

	The Winner:
	Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Philip Hoose
	The Finalists:
	Stitches by David Small		Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman,
	Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor		Jumped  by Rita Williams-Garcia