Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo
Acevedo is a favorite at Book Riot, and apparently Kirkus loves her too!
Here’s what the prize jurors had to say: “Nuanced, resonant verse paints a clear-eyed, profoundly loving portrait of a teen navigating the complexities of growing up. Acevedo’s cast of fully rounded, compassionately drawn characters will live on in readers’ hearts.”