"A spell, a book; the hope is the same: if we can just fix the words in the right order, the horizon will brighten, our vision improve, and - uncertainty relaxing its hold - all will fall wonderfully into place.” Stacy Schiff THE WITCHES
What I Carry
1/21/2020 Random House Books
* 2021 Winner WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD * Young Adult Literature *
* 2022 Winner IOWA CENTER FOR THE BOOK * Young Adult Literature All Iowa Reads Selection *
* 2020 KIRKUS BEST YA FICTION List *
* 2021 BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION * Best Children’s Book of the Year List *
* 2020 Winter INDIES NEXT LIST Title *
* 2021 ALA/YALSA Best YA Fiction Top Ten Title *
* 2021 Children’s Book Council/NCSS Notable Trade Book *
* 2021 CYBILS Award * Nominee *
* 2020 Chicago Public Library Best List *
* 2021 Maryland School Libraries Association * Top Ten *
* 2021-22 Maine Student Book Award Northstar * Nominee *
* 2021 Michigan Library Association Top Ten Title *
* 2022 Oklahoma Library Association * Master List YA *
* 2021 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award * Finalist *
* 2022 Texas TAYSHAS Top Ten List *
* 2021 Arkansas Teen Book Award * Nominee *
* 20021-22 Florida Teen Reads Award * Nominee *
* 2021 Georgia Peach Book Award * Nominee *
* 2022-23 Oregon Library Association Battle of the Books * Nominee Finalist *
* 2023 Connecticut Library Association Nutmeg Book Award * Nominee Finalist *
* 2022-23 Missouri Association of Librarians Gateway Readers Award * Nominee *
* 2022-23 Washington State Evergreen Award * Nominee *
* 2023 Rhode Island Teen Book Award * Nominee *
* 2023/34 Virginia State Literacy Association Reader’s Choice Award * Nominee *
"The power of relationship—both those experienced and those denied—is expertly explored throughout this novel with nuance and humanity.” KIRKUS Starred
“(Longo) wrote the book for her daughter, who wanted a “hopeful, happy” tale; she provides it—and the book, well-written and heartfelt, is a pleasure.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Starred
“Longo has a gift for arresting details (and) writes with warmth, humor and a flair for good old-fashioned storytelling to create a beautifully realized tale of a teen’s search for her place in the world.” BOOKPAGE Starred
“Dubbed not only a necessary book - [but] a charming, honest, and hopeful one, Longo's What I Carry centers on Muiriel, a self-described "foundling" approaching her 18th birthday in the foster-care system. She has become an expert at moving, because she's bounced around to nearly two dozen foster homes. With her emancipation from the system on the horizon, Muiriel just needs to keep herself out of trouble until her birthday. But when her home city of Seattle can't place her anywhere, Muiriel is shipped off to a remote island in the Puget Sound, where she finds people who complicate her personal philosophy against attachments.” -Kristian Wilson, cover reveal courtesy of BUSTLE magazine.
SIX FEET OVER IT
"Superb." KIRKUS Starred
2015 Washington State Book Award Finalist
2014 Fall INDIES INTRODUCE NEW VOICES Title
A VOYA Perfect Ten Title
RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS 2014
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“Passion, jealousy and heartbreak…incisively written.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
2016 Winter INDIES NEXT LIST Title
2017 YALSA BEST YA FICTION Finalist
2017 Washington State Book Award Finalist
RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS 2016
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