Book Awards & Distinctions
for Lamar Giles
29 Total Book Awards
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood (9)
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Fiction Honor, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2022
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
The Getaway (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Fresh Ink: An Anthology (4)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
High School Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2023
Second Place Winner, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
Not So Pure and Simple (3)
BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2024
Fiction Winner, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
Overturned (2)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2017
Spin (2)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2019
Endangered (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2015
Fake ID (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2014
The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer (1)
