The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the recipients of the 2020 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards. Here are the award winners:
YOUNG READER AND MIDDLE GRADE FICTION WINNER
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
YOUNG READER AND MIDDLE GRADE FICTION HONOR BOOK
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
YOUNG ADULT FICTION WINNER
Lovely War by Julie Berry
YOUNG ADULT FICTION HONOR BOOK
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
NONFICTION FOR YOUNG READERS WINNER
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Teresa Martinez
NONFICTION FOR YOUNG READERS HONOR BOOK
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley, illustrated by Jessica Lanan
NONFICTION FOR OLDER READERS WINNER
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children’s Ship” by Deborah Heiligman
NONFICTION FOR OLDER READERS HONOR BOOK
The First Dinosaur: How Science Solved the Greatest Mystery on Earth by Ian Lendler, illustrated by C.M. Butzer
PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION WINNER
Clever Little Witch illustrated by Hyewon Yum, written by Muon Thi Van
PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATION HONOR BOOK
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop, illustrated by Frank Morrison, written by Carole Boston Weatherford
PICTURE BOOK TEXT WINNER
A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park by Ashley Benham Yazdani
PICTURE BOOK TEXT HONOR BOOK
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
SID FLEISCHMAN HUMOR AWARD WINNER
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai