Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kirsten W. Larson
8 Total Book Awards
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made of (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2023

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane (2)

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2021
A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022