JLG Selections Shine in 2021 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
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June 24, 2021
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Every year since 1967, the Boston Globe and The Horn Book, Inc. have partnered to celebrate excellence in children's and young adult literature with the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards. These prestigious awards are bestowed upon outstanding selections in 3 categories: Picture Books, Fiction & Poetry, and Nonfiction.
This year we are proud to announce that JLG Gold Standard Selections swept all 3 categories—and took home 5 out of the 6 honor-book designations as well!
Congratulations to these JLG authors and illustrators whose works not only have captured the attention and engagement of young and young-adult readers, but the admiration and appreciation of the esteemed 2021 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards judges.
And the winners are...
PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER
I Talk like a River
Written by: Jordan Scott
Illustrated by: Sydney Smith
JLG Category: Character Building Elementary (Grades 2-6)
FICTION AND POETRY AWARD WINNER
A Sitting in St. James
Written by: Rita Williams-Garcia
JLG Category: History High (Grades 10 & up)
NONFICTION AWARD WINNER
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
Written by: Paula Yoo
JLG Category: History High (Grades 10 & up)
PICTURE BOOK HONOR BOOK
Watercress
Written by: Andrea Wang
Illustrated by: Jason Chin
JLG Category: Primary Plus (Grades K-1)
FICTION AND POETRY HONOR BOOKS
Fighting Words
Written by: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
JLG Category: Realistic Fiction Middle (Grades 5-8)
Punching the Air
Written by: Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Illustrated by: Omar T. Pasha
JLG Category: Hi-Lo Mature (Grades 9-12)
NONFICTION HONOR BOOKS
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
Written by: Christina Soontornvat
JLG Category: Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Hear Christina talk about her nonfiction and fiction work in a recent JLG webcast.
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Written by: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by: Floyd Cooper
JLG Category: Nonfiction Elementary Plus (Grades 2-6)
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