Nerdy Book AwardLong Form Nonfiction2019

Given by Nerdy Book Club

Other Names: Nerdies
19 Works 2,841 Books 79 Reviews 4.1
Way back on December 1, 2011, this site began with a post explaining about how we would choose the Best Books of 2011.


That was not only the beginning of this site, but also the beginning of what show more would be called the Nerdy Book Awards.

Nominations and voting takes place in December with winners announced during the last days of December. show less
Categories:
All, Early Readers and Chapter Books (133), Fiction Picture Books (215), Graphic Novels (186), Long Form Nonfiction (178), Middle Grade Fiction (250), Nonfiction Picture Books (186), Poetry and Novels in Verse (175), Young Adult Literature (222)
Years:
All, 2023 (15), 2022 (19), 2021 (18), 2020 (13), 2019 (19), 2018 (14), 2017 (21), 2016 (20), 2015 (10), 2014 (14), 2013 (5), 2012 (5), 2011 (5)
Announced:
January 3: Young Adult Literature2023 Recent
January 1: Middle Grade Fiction2023 Recent
December 2023: Long Form Nonfiction2023 Recent
December 2023: Poetry and Novels in Verse2023 Recent
December 2023: Early Readers and Chapter Books2023 Recent
December 2023: Graphic Novels2023 Recent
December 2023: Nonfiction Picture Books2023 Recent
December 2023: Fiction Picture Books2023 Recent
WorkYear
VIRAL: The Fight Against AIDS in America by Ann Bausum
2019
Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters by Carlyn Beccia
2019
A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Richie Chevat
2019
Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away [Young Readers Edition] by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
2019
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
2019
Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia by Marc Favreau
2019
Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington by Jacqueline Houtman
2019
Brave Face by Shaun David Hutchinson
2019
The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in our Food and Drugs by Gail Jarrow
2019
The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce by Angie Manfredi
2019
A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust by Albert Marrin
2019
Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs that Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! by Kate Messner
2019
The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds by Sy Montgomery
2019
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah
2019
Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! by Ammi-Joan Paquette
2019
The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E Pitman
2019
1919 The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler
2019
Owling: Enter the World of the Mysterious Birds of the Night by Mark Wilson
2019
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn
2019

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