Book Awards & Distinctions
for Karen Blumenthal
22 Total Book Awards
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2011
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2012
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 2006
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2006
Jane Against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Reference Selection, 2021
Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2025
Winner, 2021
Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2012
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2013
Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America's Fight for Freedom (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2025
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
Tommy: The Gun That Changed America (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2015
Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History (1)
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2017

