Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sharon G. Flake
22 Total Book Awards
The Life I'm In (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2025
Fiction Honor, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2021
The Skin I'm In (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 1999
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1999
Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2005
Money Hungry (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2002
Once in a Blue Moon (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2024
Bang! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Begging for Change (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
The Family I'm in (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2025
Pinned (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Unstoppable Octobia May (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
You Are Not a Cat! (1)
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017
