Afia Atakora, author portrait
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Afia Atakora

Afia Atakora is a Ghanaian-American author of historical fiction. Her debut novel, Conjure Women, won the Society of American Historians Prize and a fellowship from the Lannan Literary Foundation. Critically acclaimed, Conjure Women was named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Book Riot, Parade, and NPR. Atakora was born in the UK and divides her time between New York City and New Jersey, where she was raised and now lives with her husband and two daughters.
Conjure Women

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Conjure Women

Penguin Random House ALA Midwinter Award Winners & Honorees for Secondary Education

The American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter announced their 2021 literary award winners and honorees at its virtual annual meeting. Below you can find which Penguin Random House titles appropriate for Middle School and High School students were among the winners.  To see which Elementary School titles were honored, click here. Printz Honor Every Body Looking

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