Elizabeth Acevedo became the first writer of color to win the Carnegie medal award in its 83-year history.
Photo by: Maison Valentino Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and author of a young adult novel The Poet X; a New York Times Bestseller, National Book Award Winner, and Carnegie Medal winner. The Carnegie medal is an annual British literary award that recognizes just one outstanding new English language book for children or adults. No …