The winners of the 2019 GoodReads Choice Awards have been announced. It’s great to see that two YA titles took non-YA categories. Here are all the awards that went to books for youth and teens:
BEST GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
BEST POETRY
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
BEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis
BEST YOUNG ADULT FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
The Wicked King by Holly Black
BEST MIDDLE GRADE & CHILDREN’S
The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
BEST PICTURE BOOK
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers, illustrated by Luke Flowers