The finalists for the 2019 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards have been announced by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. These are the only national book awards entirely voted on by children and teens. Young readers can place their votes starting on March 1st. Here are the finalists in each category, many of which will be surprising:
KINDERGARTEN TO 2nd GRADE
Day at the Beach by Tom Booth
Grow Up, David! by David Shannon
I Say Ooh You Say Aah by John Kane
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Greg Abbott
3rd to 4th GRADE
Back to the Future by Jason Rekulak, illustrated by Kim Smith
Down by the River by Andrew Weiner, illustrated by April Chu
The Mushroom Fan Club by Elise Gravel
Safari Pug by Laura James, illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans
School People by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Ellen Shih
5th to 6th GRADE
Be the Change by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle
Fakers: An Insider’s Guide to Cons, Hoaxes, and Scams by H.P. Wood, illustrated by David Clark
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Pizzasaurus Rex by Justin Wagner and Warren Wucinich
Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown
TEEN
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Wildcard by Marie Lu