BEST Fall 2022 was held virtually on September 13, 2022. Special thanks to the keynote speaker, Ira Marcks.
Graphic Novel Group 1, Grades 4-6:
The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story by Jay Hosler
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Michelle Mae Nutter
Miles Morales: Shock Waves: A Spider-Man Graphic Novel by Justin A. Reynolds, illustrated by Pablo Leon
City of Dragons 1: The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis, illustrated by Vivian Thuong
Graphic Novel Group 2, Grades 6-12:
Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas, illustrated by Claudia Aguirre
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
Shark Summer by Ira Marcks
Long Way Down:The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens