Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ilyasah Shabazz
18 Total Book Awards
X: A Novel (11)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2016
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2015
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
Betty Before X (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2019
The Awakening of Malcolm X (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2022
