Book Awards & Distinctions
for John O'Brien
12 Total Book Awards
Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2016
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci (2)

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Honor, 2015
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2013

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2014
Washington, D.C.: Our Nation's Capitol from A-Z (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2018

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
The Cat in Numberland (1)

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Commended, 2022
How Benjamin Franklin Became a Revolutionary in Seven (Not-So-Easy) Steps (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2024
Look... Look Again! (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2013
Revolutionary Rogues: John Andre and Benedict Arnold (1)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018