Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kim Johnson
13 Total Book Awards
Invisible Son (8)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2024
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Fiction Honor, 2024
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2024
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2023
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
This Is My America (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
The Color of a Lie (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024