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