Blundell Nabs NBA

Judy Blundell, author of What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic), is the 2008 National Book Award winner in the category of children's literature.

The novel, about a teen named Evie who finds herself in a complicated web of lies when she falls for a handsome young ex-GI who served in her stepfather's company, was selected from 274 titles that were submitted for consideration. Blundell, who beat four other finalists, told an audience of about 650 people at the awards ceremony on November 19 that she has written more than 100 books—including romance novels and ghost writing—but this one “is the first with my [real] name on it.”