Book Awards & Distinctions
for Brandy Colbert
24 Total Book Awards
The Only Black Girls in Town (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (4)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2022

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2022
The Blackwoods (4)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2024

Libby Book Awards, 2024-2025
Young Adult Finalist, 2024

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2024
Little & Lion (3)
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph (3)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
Finding Yvonne (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2018
Pointe (1)

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2014