Awards

BOOTS ON THE GROUND

  • National Book Award Longlist: Young People’s Literature

  • YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist

  • SCBWI Golden Kite Nonfiction for Older Readers

  • Notable Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council

  • Notable Children’s Books (Older)

  • Horn Book Fanfare

  • Publisher’s Weekly Best Twenty Books

  • Booklist Editors’ Choice Top of the List

  • New York Public Library: Best Books for Teens

  • Kirkus Best Young Adult Nonfiction

  • Orbis Pictus Recommended Books

  • Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon

  • Kirkus Best Young Adult Books

  • Nerdy Book Club Long Form Nonfiction

  • Nonfiction Detectives Best History Books

  • CCBC Choices from the Cooperative Children's Book Center

BOOTS ON THE GROUND - STATE LISTS

  • Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List

  • Tayshas Top Ten Book

  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Intermediate master list 2020

  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award High School master list 2020

  • Vermont Green Mountain Book Award master list 2020

MARCHING FOR FREEDOM

  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature

  • Jane Addams Children's Book Award

  • School Library Journal's Battle of the Books

  • 2011 Tayshas Reading List (2011)

  • Int'l Reading Association Teachers’ Choice Children’s Book Council 2010: Notable Social Studies Trade Books

  • International Reading Association 2010 Notable Books for a Global Society Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children

  • ALA Notable Children’s Book

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults

  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth

  • Horn Book Fanfare Choice

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Children and YA Books of 2009

  • Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2009

  • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2009)

  • Booklist’s Top Ten Black History Books for Youth

  • New York Public Library’s Children’s Books 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing California Book Award: Young Adult Finalist

  • Pennsylvania School Librarians Association YA Top Forty (2009)

JOHN LENNON

  • Michael L. Printz 2006 Honor Book

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults

  • School Library Journal Best Books

  • Booklist Editor’s Choice

  • Horn Book Fanfare BCCB Blue Ribbon

  • Kirkus Best Books

WOODY GUTHRIE

  • National Book Award Finalist

  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction

  • SCBWI Golden Kite, Nonfiction

  • The Commonwealth Club of California

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults –Top Ten

  • ALA Notable Book

  • School Library Journal Best Books

  • Booklist Editor’s Choice

  • Horn Book Fanfare

  • BCCB Blue Ribbon

  • Publisher's Weekly Best Books of the Year

  • New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

RESTLESS SPIRIT

  • Jane Addams Honor Book

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults ALA Notable Book

  • Booklist Editor’s Choice

  • Bay Area Book Reviewers Award

  • SCBWI Golden Kite, Nonfiction Honor

  • Phoenix Award, Children's Literature Association

DOGTAG SUMMER

  • California Young Reader Metal, 2015

CLARA AND THE HOODOO MAN

  • Women's National Book Association, Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Award

KOGI'S MYSTERIOUS JOURNEY

  • CBC-Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers

  • New York Public Library’s Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2003