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Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards 2009

The 2009 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards went to Nation by Terry Pratchett (Fiction and Poetry), The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming (Nonfiction) and Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar (Picture Book). 6 books were Honor Books across 3 categories.

Winners

Fiction and Poetry

  1. Nation by Terry Pratchettsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Flemingsource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Book

  1. Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbarsource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

Fiction and Poetry

  1. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves by M. T. Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKeansource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stonesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Way We Work by David Macaulay and Richard Walkersource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Book

  1. Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricellisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Old Bear by Kevin Henkessource (opens in a new tab)

About the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards

Winners, Honor Books and Special Citations, 2006-2025. 2006-2023 come from the Horn Book's Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners page; 2024 and 2025 from the Horn Book's announcement for each year. hbook.com blocks automated fetches, so the pages were read through Wayback Machine snapshots; citations point to the Horn Book URLs. Year is the award year (announced each June for books published June to May). The fiction category was named Fiction and Poetry in some years and Fiction in others; it is one category here. In 2024 the nonfiction category was Nonfiction and Poetry with a Nonfiction winner and a Poetry winner; both are Winners in Nonfiction. Special Citations (2008, 2024) have their own category. Author field names the writers, then illustrators or photographers when different, as credited; colorists are left out.

Organization: The Horn Book and The Boston Globe. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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