Book Awards & Distinctions
for Padma Venkatraman
30 Total Book Awards
The Bridge Home (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2020
South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Winner, 2020
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Winner, 2020
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
A Time to Dance (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015
Born Behind Bars (5)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Island's End (4)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Climbing the Stairs (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Safe Harbor (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025
