Book Awards & Distinctions
for Tonya Engel
15 Total Book Awards
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou (5)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2020

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020

Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2024
Winner, 2020
Because Claudette (4)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History (3)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022