On Wednesday, the winners of the 2019 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced at SLJ’s Day of Dialog. Given in three categories, Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction, each category has a winner and two honor books. Here are the winning titles:
PICTURE BOOK WINNER
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke; illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd
FICTION AND POETRY WINNER
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
NONFICTION 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 HONORS
Dreamers written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga written by Traci Sorell; illustrated by Frané Lessac
FICTION AND POETRY HONORS
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
NONFICTION HONORS
Hey, Kiddo written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born written by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Jason Chin