Book Awards & Distinctions
for Tehlor Kay Mejia
18 Total Book Awards
We Set the Dark on Fire (7)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2020
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2019
Miss Meteor (4)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2021
It Happened to Anna (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
Lucha of the Night Forest (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2025
Bronze Winner, 2024
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
The Better to Eat You with (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
We Unleash the Merciless Storm (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales (1)
