Book Awards & Distinctions
for Laura Amy Schlitz
33 Total Book Awards
The Hired Girl (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2015
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2023
Young Adult Winner, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2015
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 2016
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2016
Splendors and Glooms (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2013
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2012
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012
Amber & Clay (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2021
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2008
Princess Cora and the Crocodile (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm (2)
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2006
The Night Fairy (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011