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Horn Book Fanfare 2019

Horn Book Fanfare 2019 names 35 books across 4 categories. 19 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohatasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillosource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Dig by A.S. Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medinasource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kellysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Lovely War by Julie Berrysource (opens in a new tab)
  8. On the Come Up by Angie Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Penny and Her Sled by Kevin Henkessource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Pie in the Sky by Remy Laisource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetyssource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Year We Fell from Space by Amy Sarig Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedosource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by Barry Wittensteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Guts by Raina Telgemeiersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Infinite Hope: A Black Artist’s Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Moth: An Evolution Story by Isabel Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda Paulsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Torpedoed: The True Story of the WWII Sinking of “The Children’s Ship” by Deborah Heiligmansource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Two Brothers, Four Hands: The Artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordansource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Books

  1. Another by Christian Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Birdsong by Julie Flettsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Field Trip to the Moon by John Haresource (opens in a new tab)
  4. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quinterosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwinsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. River by Elisha Coopersource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Saturday by Oge Morasource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Small in the City by Sydney Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Bell Rang by James E. Ransomesource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Little Guys by Vera Brosgolsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. ¡Vamos!: Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Thirdsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry

  1. Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. SHOUT: A Poetry Memoir by Laurie Halse Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexandersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levysource (opens in a new tab)

About the Horn Book Fanfare

The Horn Book Magazine's annual Fanfare list of the year's best children's and young adult books, chosen by its editors and reviewers. Read from hbook.com's own Fanfare pages through Wayback Machine snapshots, because hbook.com blocks automated fetches; each sourceUrl is the snapshot used. 2006-2018 come from the annotated Fanfare articles, 2019-2025 from the Fanfare booklist pages. Year is the year in the list's name (books of that year); it is announced in December. Category is Horn Book's own section (Picture Books, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Folklore). Every entry is a Selection. Author is the writer; for wordless or author-illustrated books it is the illustrator. Series names Horn Book prints in brackets after a title are dropped. Expected counts are the titles printed under each section on the cited page; for 2006-2018 they match the number of review citations on the page.

Organization: The Horn Book. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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