Book Awards & Distinctions
for Meg Medina
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 83 Total Book Awards
Merci Suárez Changes Gears (13)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2018
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Burn Baby Burn (12)
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Winner, 2022
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Third Place Winner, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2014
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2014
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2013
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Author Winner, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Flying Lessons & Other Stories (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
Mango, Abuela, and Me (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2016
Tía Isa Wants a Car (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 2012
Merci Suárez Can't Dance (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2022
Merci Suárez Plays It Cool (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Evelyn del Rey se muda (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2021
Merci Suárez se pone las pilas (2)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Third Place Winner, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2021
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel (2)
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (1)
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2014
Mango, Abuela y Yo (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2015
Merci Suárez no sabe bailar (1)
Tía Isa quiere un carro (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2012