Book Awards & Distinctions
for Gary D. Schmidt
45 Total Book Awards
Okay for Now (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2012
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2012
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2012
Odyssey Award, 2008-2024
Honor, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2011
Orbiting Jupiter (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2013
The Labors of Hercules Beal (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2024
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2024
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2004
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2005
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
The Wednesday Wars (3)
Almost Time (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2020
Just Like That (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2021
Pay Attention, Carter Jones (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
First Boy (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
A Long Road on a Short Day (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
Trouble (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
What Came from the Stars (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2012