Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jewell Parker Rhodes
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 37 Total Book Awards
Ghost Boys (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2019
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Honor, 2019
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2018
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Ninth Ward (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2011
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Honor, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2010
Sugar (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Older Children Winner, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Black Brother, Black Brother (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Bayou Magic (3)
Towers Falling (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
Paradise on Fire (2)
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Winner, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2022
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2024
