Book Awards & Distinctions
for Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
39 Total Book Awards
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller (11)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2013
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Fiction Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2012
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2010
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Honor, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2016
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2020
Radiant (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2025
Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels, 2011-2026
Selection, 2026
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality (2)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2024
Who Will I Be, Lord? (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2010
Almost to Freedom (1)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2004
Don't Call Me Grandma (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017





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