Book Awards & Distinctions
for John Hendrix
26 Total Book Awards
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler (5)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2019
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Middle-Grade Favorites Award, 2025
Selection, 2025
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2025
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (4)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2015
A Boy Called Dickens (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
Total Garbage (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2023
Rutherford B., Who Was He?: Poems about Our Presidents (2)
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (1)
McToad Mows Tiny Island: A Transportation Tale (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2015
Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2017




Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero (1)