Presented annually since 1967, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards are given to recognize excellence in the fields of children’s and young adult literature and are presented in three categories: Fiction and Poetry, Non-Fiction, and Picture Book. This year’s winners and honor books are:
Fiction and Poetry: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
- A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
Non-Fiction: Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge
- Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol
- Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Picture Book: I Know Here by Laurel Croza, Illustrated by Matt James
- It’s a Secret! by John Burningham
- The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney