Book Awards & Distinctions
for Rita Williams-Garcia
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 47 Total Book Awards
One Crazy Summer (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2011
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2010
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 2011
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2018
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
P.S. Be Eleven (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
A Sitting in St. James (7)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Gone Crazy in Alabama (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Like Sisters on the Homefront (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1996
Jumped (1)
Un verano loco (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024
