Book Concierge: Top Picks From The Year For Kids And Young Adults

Published December 26, 2020 at 8:03 AM EST

Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for books for kids and young adults.

The winner of August's $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize in Florida

The Associated Press

The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, a town along the Atlantic Coast near Jacksonville. The jackpot was the third-largest in U.S. history.
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part II

Karen Zamora

Part II of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.
McCarthy revives immigration battles in bid to shift shutdown blame from GOP feuds

Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security.