Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sharon M. Draper
4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 31 Total Book Awards
Stella by Starlight (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2016
Out of My Mind (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2011
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2011
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2025
Winner, 2011
Blended (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
The Battle of Jericho (2)
Copper Sun (2)
Darkness Before Dawn (2)
Forged by Fire (2)
November Blues (2)
Tears of a Tiger (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 1995
Out of My Heart (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
