A Barrow writer is a finalist for the National Book Award. Debby Dahl Edwardson received the honor for her book, “My Name is Not Easy,” in the young adult fiction category. The book was released on Oct. 1. A few weeks later, she was in bed with her laptop writing when a representative from the National Book Awards called.
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Barrow Writer Receive
s Accolades for ‘My Name is Not Easy’
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A Barrow writer is a finalist for the National Book Award. Debby Dahl Edwardson received the honor for her book, “My Name is Not Easy,” in the young adult fiction category. The book was released on Oct. 1. A few weeks later, she was in bed with her laptop writing when a representative from the National Book Awards called.
Barrow Writer Receives Accolades for ‘My Name is Not Easy’
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A Barrow writer is a finalist for the National Book Award. Debby Dahl Edwardson received the honor for her book, “My Name is Not Easy,” in the young adult fiction category. The book was released on Oct. 1. A few weeks later, she was in bed with her laptop writing when a representative from the National Book Awards called.
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