Book Awards & Distinctions
for Lois Lowry
6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 47 Total Book Awards
The Giver (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 1994
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 1994
Son (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2013
The Windeby Puzzle (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
On the Horizon (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2021
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2021
Gossamer (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Number the Stars (3)
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 1990
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023
Children's Winner, 1990
Rabble Starkey (3)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1987
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Fiction Winner, 1988
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 1987
Crow Call (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Gathering Blue (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2000
The Giver (Graphic Novel) (2)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2019
Gooney Bird Greene (2)
The Silent Boy (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
The Willoughbys Return (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2022
The Willoughbys (2)
Autumn Street (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1980
Looking Back: A Book of Memories (1)
Messenger (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Tree. Table. Book. (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2024
Zooman Sam (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000