Book Awards & Distinctions
for Charles Waters
28 Total Book Awards
Mascot (14)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Honor, 2024
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Chapter Book Honor, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2024
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
African Town (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2022
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2025
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2025
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2025
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Honor, 2019
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2019
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z (1)
