Utah Beehive Book Nominees 2019

The Utah Beehive Book Award winners are chosen by children. A list of nominees is provided, and children are encouraged in school and libraries throughout Utah to read the books on the list and vote on them. This year, there are 6 categories of books on the list. These categories include Children's Fiction, Picture Books, Informational, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, and Poetry.

After seeing the display at our local library for the Beehive Book nominees for 2019, I decided I was going to try to read the books on the list. As I read them, I'll write a review of the book and add the links on this post.

Here are the Beehive Book nominees for this year:


Children's Fiction:


Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis

Overboard! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Restart by Gordon Korman

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors

Wolfie & Fly by Cary Fagan

Word of Mouse by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein


Picture Books:


Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt

Lion Lessons by Jon Agee

Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima

Penguin Problems by Jory John

A Perfect Day by Lane Smith

Toad on the Road: A Cautionary Tale by Stephen Shaskan

What to Do with a Box by Jane Yolen

Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley


Informational:


Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle by Deborah Lee Rose

Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton

Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick

Moto and Me: My Year as a Wildcat’s Foster Mom by Suzi Eszterhas

Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World by Allan Drummond

Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant

Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness by Donna Janell Bowman


Young Adult:

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Ever the Hunted (Clash of Kingdoms) by Erin Summerill

Exo by Fonda Lee

Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kremmerer

Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman

Starflight by Melissa Landers

A Taste for Monsters by Matthew Kirby

Warcross by Marie Lu

Wingsnatchers (Carmer and Grit) by Sarah Jean Horwitz


Graphic Novels:


Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel that Teaches You How to Draw by Mark Crilley

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

The Sand Warrior (5 Worlds) by Mark Siegel

Soccer Switch by Jake Maddox & Brandon Terrell

Ugly Dino Hatchling (Far Out Fables) by Stephanie True Peters


Poetry:


Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre

Catching a Storyfish by Janice Harrington

My Daddy Rules the World: Poems About Dads by Hope Anita Smith

One Minute Till Bedtime: 60 Second Poems to Send You Off to Sleep edited by Kenn Nesbitt

Rolling Thunder by Kate Messner


Feel free to add your own recommendations, comments, and reviews on any of the books on the list you've read.