Book Awards & Distinctions
for Wade Hudson
30 Total Book Awards
The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth (7)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Winner, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (7)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2019
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2018
Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
Powerful Words: More Than 200 Years of Extraordinary Writings by African Americans (3)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2005
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2006
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2006
The Reckoning (3)
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Fiction Honor, 2025
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024
Middle-Grade Favorites Award, 2025
Selection, 2025
Recognize!: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Afro-Bets Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
The Day Madear Voted (1)
Jamal's Busy Day (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
Pass It on: African American Poetry (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1993
