Book Awards & Distinctions
for Deborah Ellis
56 Total Book Awards
Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012

Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2023
Winner, 2013

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2013
No Ordinary Day (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
Parvana's Journey (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Commended, 2004

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Commended, 2004

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2003

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2003
My Name Is Parvana (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2010
The Heaven Shop (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2005
Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
Sacred Leaf (3)

Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2008
The Breadwinner (2)

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Commended, 2004

Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Youth Literature Winner, 2002
The Cat at the Wall (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2014
Mud City (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Commended, 2004
One More Mountain (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
The Outsmarters (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2025
Step (2)

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Finalist, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer (1)
The Breadwinner: A Graphic Novel (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2018
I Am a Taxi (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Looking for X (1)

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Winner, 2000
Lunch with Lenin and Other Stories (1)
Moon at Nine (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015