Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1967 -- honoring excellence in the writing and illustrating of books for young people
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Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Honor, 2016)
41 Resources15 Awards

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
(Winner, 2015)
39 Resources14 Awards




Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
(Honor, 2014)
37 Resources10 Awards

Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
(Winner, 2017)
37 Resources14 Awards



Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
(Honor, 2016)
33 Resources9 Awards



No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Winner, 2012)
32 Resources6 Awards

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
(Winner, 2014)
32 Resources12 Awards

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
(Winner, 2006)
31 Resources4 Awards

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2008)
31 Resources7 Awards


Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
by Roxane Orgill and Francis Vallejo
(Winner, 2016)
31 Resources10 Awards






Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
(Honor, 2011)
29 Resources8 Awards



Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
(Winner, 2020)
29 Resources11 Awards


Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
(Winner, 2016)
28 Resources12 Awards



