Book Awards & Distinctions
for A.S. King
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 59 Total Book Awards
Ask the Passengers (9)
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6IBWCp5ke6.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2013
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2013
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2013
![Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024](/images/awards/74.png)
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2013
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2012
![Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025](/images/awards/55.jpg)
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2013
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future (9)
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6IBWCp5ke6.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Winner, 2015
![Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2023](/images/awards/73.jpg)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2023
Finalist, 2014
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2015
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
![Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019](/images/awards/95.png)
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2015
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Attack of the Black Rectangles (6)
![Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/105.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
![Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024](/images/awards/152.png)
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2023
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2023
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Dig (6)
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2019
![Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025](/images/list_image/97.jpg)
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Still Life with Tornado (5)
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2016
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Please Ignore Vera Dietz (4)
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2011
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
![Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025](/images/list_image/97.jpg)
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2011
Reality Boy (4)
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2013
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
The Year We Fell from Space (4)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2020
The Collectors (3)
![Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025](/images/list_image/97.jpg)
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2024
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
![Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/103.png)
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Everybody Sees the Ants (3)
![Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2023](/images/awards/73.jpg)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2005-2023
Finalist, 2011
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2012
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2012
I Crawl Through It (2)
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
Me and Marvin Gardens (2)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2017
Pick the Lock (1)
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024](/images/awards/90.jpg.pagespeed.ce.zRj_kxiuui.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024