2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards
The 2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced on Wednesday celebrating excellence in children’s and young adult literature. Because this award looks at titles published on a June to May basis, it includes different titles than you normally see for calendar-year awards. What I love about these titles is how diverse they are. If you’d like to see the award announcements, check out the video!
PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER:
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke; illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd
FICTION AND POETRY AWARD WINNER:
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
NONFICTION AWARD WINNER:
This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
PICTURE BOOK HONOR BOOKS:
- Dreamers written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
- We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga written by Traci Sorell; illustrated by Frané Lessac
FICTION AND POETRY HONOR BOOKS:
- Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
NONFICTION HONOR BOOKS:
- Hey, Kiddo written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Jason Chin
