Deacon King Kong and Fathoms win Carnegie Medals

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Deacon King Kong and Fathoms win Carnegie Medals

Feb 05 2021

Deacon King Kong by James McBride has won the American Library Association's 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs has won the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

Source: American Library Association

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