Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jerry Craft
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 29 Total Book Awards
New Kid (19)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2020
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2020
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Winner, 2020
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2020
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2023
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
Class Act (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2023
Commended, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Graphic Novels Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
School Trip (2)
The Zero Degree Zombie Zone (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2014