Book Awards for NWSLibrary
Awards given to books in NWSLibrary's library
Summary: 122 Awards.
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar 2021
1000 Books to Read Before You Die
AISLE Read-Aloud Books Too Good To Miss
- Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone (High School / Middle School, 2008-2009)
- Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Middle Grades, 2018)
ALA Notable Books for Adults
ALA Notable Children's Book
- Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker (2006)
- Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni (2012)
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Older Readers, 2017)
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List
- It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage (Essays, 2012; Memoir Biography, 2012)
- The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker ( Non-Fiction, 2016)
- This Book Is Gay by James Dawson (Non-Fiction, 2016)
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
- It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage ( GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual individuals, and Their Allies, 2014)
- Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge ( GLBTQ: Books with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-questioning, Intersex, Asexual individuals, and Their Allies, 2014)
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston (Fiction, 2017)
ALA Rainbow Book List
- It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living by Dan Savage (Young Adult Nonfiction, 2012)
- Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge (Young Adult Nonfiction, 2012)
- The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah Moon (*Starred, Middle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction, 2013)
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin ( YA Non-Fiction, 2015)
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Young Adult Fiction, 2017)
ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten
- The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah Moon (Middle/Early Young Adult Nonfiction, 2013)
ALA Stonewall Book Award Honor Book
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin ( Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2015)
- Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt ( Non-Fiction, 2016)
Amazon.com Best Books
- Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt (Biographies & Memoirs, 2015)
Amelia Bloomer List
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston (Young Adult–Fiction, 2017)
American Book Award
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (2015)
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston (2017)
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction Shortlist
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Association for Mormon Letters Award Finalist
- Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little (Young Adult General Novel, 2014)
Audie Award Finalist
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson Whitehead (Literary Fiction & Classics AND Audiobook of the Year, 2017)
Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year
- Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter (Twelve to Fourteen, 2012)
- The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes to their Younger Selves by Sarah Moon (Twelve to Fourteen, 2013)
- Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy by Carolyn Meyer (Twelve to Fourteen, 2014)
- What If?: Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian by Eric Marcus (Twelve to Fourteen, 2014)
- Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier by Ying Chang Compestine (Nine to Twelve, 2015)
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin ( Fourteen and Older, 2015)
- The Human Microbiome: The Germs That Keep You Healthy by Rebecca E. Hirsch (Nine to Twelve, Information Books, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), 2017)
- American Ace by Marilyn Nelson (Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Today, 2017)
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston (Fourteen and Older, Fiction, Coming of Age, 2017)
- Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (Fourteen and Older, Fiction, Today, 2017)
- Hidden by Miriam Halahmy (*Fourteen and Older, Fiction, Today, 2017)
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (*Fourteen and Older, Information Books, History, 2017)
Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Outstanding Merit
- Hidden by Miriam Halahmy (Fourteen and Older, Fiction, Today, 2017)
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Fourteen and Older, Information Books, History, 2017)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book
- Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker (2005)
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin ( Nonfiction, 2014)
Booker Prize Longlist
California Young Reader Medal
- The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Intermediate, Grades 3-5, 2013-2014)
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens
- Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley by Sally M. Walker (2006)
- Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone (2007)
- Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter (2012)
- Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Ten to Fourteen, 2017)
- Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E. K. Johnston (Fourteen and Up, 2017)
CBCA Book of the Year Shortlist
- A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee (Younger Readers, 2017)
CCBC Choices
- York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition by Rhoda Blumberg (2005)
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin (2015)
- Things I'll Never Say: Stories About Our Secret Selves by Ann Angel (Fiction for Young Adults, 2016)
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Historical People, Places, and Events, 2017)
- Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee (Biography and Autobiography, 2017)
- The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (Fiction for Young Adults, 2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book List
Clark Fiction Prize
Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (2009)
Connecticut's Nutmeg Book Award
- The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Intermediate, 2015)
Coretta Scott King Award
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Author, 2017)
Critics' Choice Award
CSMCL Best Multicultural Book
- Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier by Ying Chang Compestine (2014)
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (2016)
Cybils Award
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Young Adult Graphic Novels, 2016)
- Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee (Young Adult Non-Fiction, 2016)
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Short List
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson Whitehead (Fiction, 2017)
Edgar Award Nominee
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (Juvenile, 2008)
Eisner Award
- March: Book Three by John Lewis (Best Reality-Based Work, 2017)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
Freeman Award
- Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee (Children's Literature, Honorable Mention, 2017)
Georgia Children's Book Award
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (Grades 4-8, 2009-2010)
Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee
- Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone (Possibly for All Grades (4-8), 2008-2009)
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (Possibly for All Grades (4-8), 2009-2010)
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson Whitehead (Fiction, 2016)
Golden Poppy Book Award
- Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes (2016)
Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Shortlist
Goodreads Choice Awards
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson Whitehead (Historical Fiction, 2016)
Grand Canyon Reader Award
- Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn (Intermediate, 2009)
Hawai'i Nēnē Award Nominee
- All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Heartland Prize
- The Underground Railroad (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson Whitehead (Fiction, 2017)