Book Awards & Distinctions
for Tonya Engel
15 Total Book Awards
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou (5)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2020
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2020
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2020
Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2025
Winner, 2020
Because Claudette (4)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
Yaya and the Sea (2)
Bea Breaks Barriers!: How Florence Beatrice Price's Music Triumphed Over Prejudice (1)
