Book Awards & Distinctions
for James Patterson
19 Total Book Awards
Becoming Muhammad Ali (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
Public School Superhero (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
96 Words for Love (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2019
Angel (1)
The Angel Experiment (1)
The Elephant Girl (1)
Fox Is Coming! (1)
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades K-2 Selection, 2025
I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2014
I Funny: A Middle School Story (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
Max (1)
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Author Winner, 2010
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (1)
School's Out - Forever (1)
Twelve Steps to Normal (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2018


The Worst Years of My Life (1)
