Book Awards & Distinctions
for Erika Meza
24 Total Book Awards
My Two Border Towns (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Américas Award, 1993-2025
Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2021
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2021
Tomás Rivera Book Award, 1996-2025
Winner, 2022
The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration (5)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Silver Honor, 2023
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2023
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2023
To the Other Side (4)
Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize, 2021-2025
Finalist, 2024
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2023
We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2025
Picture Book Selection, 2025
Mis Dos Pueblos Fronterizos (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2021
Mariana and Her Familia (1)
Menudo Sunday (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025


