Awards by Book

Bread and Roses, Too

  • New York Public Library Best Books for Teen Age, 2007
  • Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2007
  • VOYA’s 2006 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2007
  • Christopher Award, 2006
  • Parents’ Choice Gold Medal, Fall 2006, Historical Fiction

The Same Stuff as Stars

  • Co-winner of the Paterson Prize 2003
  • Honor Book for The Red Mitten, Judy Lopez Memorial, and Jane Addams Awards 2003

Preacher’s Boy

  • Parents’ Choice 1999 Story Book Award
  • Jefferson Cup of Virginia Library Association

Jip, His Story

  • The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction 1997
  • Parents’ Choice 1996 Story Book Award
  • Parents’ Choice 1999 Paperback Book Honor

Flip-Flop Girl

  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • School Library Journal Best Book
  • American Bookseller Spring Pick of the Lists for Middle Readers
  • New York Public Library – 100 titles for Reading and Sharing

Lyddie

  • Honor Book of the International Board of Books for Young People 1994
  • ALA Best Book for Young Adults
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • IBBY Honor Book

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

  • Boston Globe/Horn Book Picture Book Award 1991
  • The New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books
  • American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice

Park’s Quest

  • American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • NCSS_CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
  • IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
  • Learning Choice
  • Library of Congress Books for Children
  • Child Study Assocation Children’s Books of the Year
  • The Horn Book Fanfare Honor List

The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

  • Parent’s Choice Award
  • NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
  • IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
  • Child Study Association Children’s Books of the Year
  • CCBC Choice
  • Library of Congress Books for Children

Come Sing, Jimmy Jo

  • Parents’ Choice Award
  • School Library Journal Best Books
  • CCBC Choice Booklist Editors’ Choice

Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

  • Parents’ Choice Award
  • NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
  • Child Study Assoc. Children’s Books of the Year

Jacob Have I Loved

  • Newbery Medal 1981
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book 1976-1980
  • School Library Journal Best Books of 1980
  • Best of the 80’s YA Novels (English Journal)
  • Best of the 80’s (ALA Booklist)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

  • National Book Award 1979
  • Newbery Honor Award 1979
  • Honor Book, Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards 1979
  • Christopher Award, 1979
  • American Library Association Notable Children’s Books 1978
  • School Library Journal Best book of 1978

Bridge to Terabithia

  • Janusz Korczak Medal (Poland) 1981
  • Silver Pencil Award (Netherlands) 1981
  • Newbery Medal 1978
  • ALA Notable Children’s Books 1977
  • School Library Journal Best Book of 1977
  • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1978
  • Le Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecturs (France), 1986
  • 1986 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award

The Master Puppeteer

  • National Book Award for Children’s Literature 1977
  • Edgar Allen Poe Special Award, Mystery Writers of America 1977
  • Citation from The Puppeteers of America, Inc. 1978
  • ALA Notable Children’s Books 1976
  • School Library Journal Best Book of Spring, 1976

Of Nightingales that Weep

  • Phoenix Award Children’s Literature Association 1994
  • ALA Notable Children’s Books 1974