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A VOICE OF HOPE, illus. by London Ladd, receives the BCALA Award for Nonfiction!

24 Feb 2025

A VOICE OF HOPE: THE MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS STORY, illustrated by London Ladd and written by Nadia Solomon, has received a BCALA Children & Youth Literary Award for Nonfiction! The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. (BCALA)  Awards celebrate the diversity of the Black experience, and honor outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults by African American authors.

A VOICE OF HOPE, published by Philomel Books, honors the life and activism of Myrlie Evers-Williams, whose relentless pursuit of justice helped shape the civil rights movement.

Congratulations London!