Book Awards & Distinctions
for Susan Hood
37 Total Book Awards
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay (8)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2017
Lifeboat 12 (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2019
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023
Middle Grade Finalist, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Power, Authority, Governance Selection, 2023
Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2013
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
First Place Winner, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team (3)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2020
El violín de Ada: La historia de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados del Paraguay (2)
Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis (2)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Older Readers Winner, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2023
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
The Tooth Mouse (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2012
The Fix-It Man (1)
The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics (1)
We Are One: How the World Adds Up (1)
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2024
Honor, 2022