Book Awards & Distinctions
for Neal Shusterman
2 Lifetime Achievement Awards 55 Total Book Awards
Challenger Deep (10)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Finalist, 2016
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Adult Winner, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2015
Scythe (7)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2016
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2025
Winner, 2017
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
National Jewish Book Awards, 1952-2024
Young Adult Finalist, 2023
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Honor, 2024
Dry (5)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018
The Schwa Was Here (3)
Thunderhead (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2025
Winner, 2019
Unwind (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Break to You (2)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Bruiser (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Everlost (2)
Phoenix Award, 1986-2026
Children's Honor, 2026
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (2)
All Better Now (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Current Trends Selection, 2025
Edison's Alley (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2015
Full Tilt (1)
Hawking's Hallway (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2016
I Am the Walrus (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2023
Ship Out of Luck (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2013
Shock the Monkey (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2024
Tesla's Attic (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2014
The Toll (1)
Unbound: Stories from the Unwind World (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
Violent Ends (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016




