This year’s winners of the National Book Award have been announced and Dan Santat‘s graphic novel, A First Time For Everything has won for “Young People’s Literature.”

Finalists in the category included Gather by Kenneth M. Cadew, The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh, Big by Vashti Harrison and Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy.

A First Time For Everything tells the story of Santat’s experience traveling around Europe on a middle school trip and his growth during it.

The National Book Awards are presented by the National Book Foundation whose rolle is to “celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture.”

Congrats to all and you can watch the announcement of all of the winners below.