THE 2015 BOSTON GLOBE–HORN BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED May 27, 2015, New York, NY—Today Roger Sutton, editor in chief of The Horn Book, and Rebecca Stead, the 2010 Boston Globe–Horn Book Fiction Award winner for When You Reach Me, announced the 2015 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. Celebrating their 49th year, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature.   A Winner and two Honor Books were selected in each of three categories: Picture Book, Fiction, and Nonfiction.   “The BHGB’s odd calendar (last half of previous year, first half of this) and small (three) panel of judges tend to bring unexpected choices to the fore, but what makes this award really stand out is its deceptively simple criterion: the judges are instructed to reward ‘excellence,’ no more, no less. Not as easy as it might sound!” says Roger Sutton.   “The Boston Globe is proud to once again present The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards—one of the many ways the Globe promotes excellence in the arts and letters nationally. We congratulate this year’s winning authors for their exemplary work in the field of children’s and young adult literature. It is our hope that their books will spark curiosity and creativity in generation upon generation of young people,” said Linda Pizzuti Henry, Boston Globe Managing Director.   PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER: The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee, published by Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division   PICTURE BOOK HONOR WINNERS: It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee, published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group USA   Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers, published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA   FICTION AWARD WINNER: Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers   FICTION HONOR WINNERS: Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire, published by Candlewick Press   Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman, illustrated by Brendan Shusterman, published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers   NONFICTION AWARD WINNER: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming, published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books   NONFICTION HONOR WINNERS: The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose, published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group   Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA   More information can be found by visiting the awards website: www.hbook.com/boston-globe-horn-book-awards.   The awards are chosen by an independent panel of three judges appointed by Mr. Sutton. The 2015 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards judges are: Chair, Barbara Scotto, co-director of Children’s Literature New England; Jessica Tackett MacDonald, collection development librarian at the Boston Public Library, specializing in youth and teen collections; and Maeve Visser Knoth, librarian at Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park, California.   The winning titles must be published in the United States, but they may be written or illustrated by citizens of any country.   The awards will be given at the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 2nd, 2015, at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. The event begins with speeches by the awardees, followed by an autographing session and a celebratory evening reception. The following day, Saturday, October 3rd, The Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium features the award winners and honorees in talks, panel discussions, and small-group sessions, offering librarians, educators, and children’s literature professionals a chance to examine critical issues relevant to children’s and young adult literature. The theme of this year’s Colloquium is “Transformations.” More information on The Horn Book at Simmons can be found at www.hbook.com/bghb-hbas.   About Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC provides news and information, entertainment, opinion and analysis through its multimedia properties. BGMP includes the Boston Globe, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, Cruxnow.com, BetaBoston.com and Globe Direct.   About The Horn Book First published in 1924, The Horn Book Magazine provides its readership with in-depth reviews of the best new books for children and young adults as well as features, articles, and editorials. The Horn Book Guide, published twice annually, provides comprehensive reviews and a numerical rating for every hardcover children’s book published in the United States during the previous publishing season. The Horn Book Magazine, Guide, and Guide Online are publications of Media Source, Inc., which is also the parent company of Library Journal, School Library Journal, and Junior Library Guild.