Book Awards & Distinctions
for Steve Sheinkin
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 87 Total Book Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (13)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2016

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2016
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (13)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2014

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

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2015
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (11)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2022

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2012

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2013
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018
The Bletchley Riddle (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Middle Grade Honor, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2025

Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2025
Grades 6-8 Winner, 2025

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Honor, 2024
Lincoln's Grave Robbers (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

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

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery (5)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2011

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2010

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2012
Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Yukie's Island: My Family's World War II Story (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2024
Commended, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2024