New Voices Award Winners & Honors Collection - NEW-VOICES

Established in 2000, the New Voices Award is an annual award given by LEE & LOW BOOKS to an unpublished author of color for a picture book manuscript. The award was established to combat the low numbers of authors of color in children’s book publishing and to help new authors break into the field.

New Voices Award Winners & Honors Collection (15 Books): $198.25

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Themes

Multiethnic interest, Cultural Diversity

Included formats shown below in BOLD

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The Blue Roses

By Boyden

Illustrated by Córdova

Interviews

Guided Reading: Q
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 4

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.2
Lexile Level: AD600L
DRA: 40

PB: $11.95
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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

By Yoo

Illustrated by Lee

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: S
Grade Level: 1
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 5.2
Lexile Level: AD880L
SRC: 4.8
DRA: 40

PB: $10.95
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Seaside Dream

By Bates

Illustrated by Davis

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: P
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.6
Lexile Level: AD570L
DRA: 38

PB: $11.95
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Janna and the Kings

By Smith

Illustrated by Boyd

Interviews

Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 1 - 4

AR Level: 0.5 - 4.5
Lexile Level: AD830L
SRC: 5.4
DRA: 34

PB: $10.95
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Love Twelve Miles Long

By Armand

Illustrated by Bootman

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: U
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 6

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.2
Lexile Level: AD530L
DRA: 44

PB: $11.95
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Bird

By Elliott

Illustrated by Strickland

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: Q
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 3 - 8

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.8
Lexile Level: AD600L
SRC: 3.4
DRA: 40

PB: $12.95
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Ghosts for Breakfast

By Terasaki

Illustrated by Shinjo

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: N
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: K - 3

AR Level: 0.5 - 2.4
Lexile Level: N/A
DRA: 30

PB: $11.95
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Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee!

By Loney

Illustrated by Mallett

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: S
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 2 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 4.3
Lexile Level: 970L
DRA: 40

HC: $20.95
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Juna's Jar

By Park

Illustrated by Hoshino

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: L
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: K - 4

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.4
Lexile Level: AD540L
DRA: 24

PB: $11.95
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Finding the Music / En pos de la música

By Torres

by Alarcão

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: P
Spanish Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.5
Lexile Level: AD660L
DRA: 38

PB: $12.95
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It Jes’ Happened

By Tate

Illustrated by Christie

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: S
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 1 - 6

AR Level: 0.5 - 4.8
Lexile Level: 830L
SRC: 5.4
DRA: 40

PB: $11.95
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As Fast As Words Could Fly

By Tuck

Illustrated by Velasquez

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: S
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 2 - 7

AR Level: 0.5 - 4.3
Lexile Level: AD700L
SRC: 4.1
DRA: 40

PB: $11.95
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The Electric Slide and Kai

By Baptist

Illustrated by Johnson

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: K
Interest Level: K - 3

DRA: 34

HC: $20.95
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Raymond's Perfect Present

By Louie

Illustrated by Wang

Teacher's Guide | Interviews

Guided Reading: O
Grade Level: 2
Interest Level: 1 - 5

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.1
Lexile Level: N/A
DRA: 34

PB: $11.95
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The Three Lucys

By Charara

Illustrated by Kahn

Teacher's Guide

Guided Reading: P
Grade Level: 3
Interest Level: 2 - 7

AR Level: 0.5 - 3.6
Lexile Level: 580L
DRA: 38

PB: $12.95
HC: $19.95