Book Awards & Distinctions
for Adib Khorram
31 Total Book Awards
Darius the Great Is Not Okay (15)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Finalist, 2019
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2025
Finalist, 2019
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2025
Youth Literature Winner, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2019
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2019
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2025
Finalist, 2019
The Breakup Lists (4)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2025
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Adult Finalist, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Kiss & Tell (4)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2022
Darius the Great Deserves Better (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2021
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2021
Bijan Always Wins (2)
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025




