Book Awards & Distinctions
for Kenneth Oppel
38 Total Book Awards
The Nest (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2016

Monica Hughes Award, 2012-2016
Finalist, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2016
The Boundless (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2014

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014

Monica Hughes Award, 2012-2016
Finalist, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
Airborn (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2005

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Author Winner, 2004

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2005

Phoenix Award, 1986-2024
Honor, 2024
Half Brother (2)
Inkling (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019
Silverwing: The Graphic Novel (2)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2023
Such Wicked Intent (2)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2012
This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (2)
Bloom (1)

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2005-2024
English Finalist, 2021
Every Hidden Thing (1)
Ghostlight (1)
Hatch (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2021
Peg and the Whale (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Silverwing (1)
Sunwing (1)
Thrive (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Mystery Selection, 2021