Book Awards & Distinctions
for Charly Palmer
18 Total Book Awards
Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Women's History Selection, 2018
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History (4)
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2021
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2021
A Plan for the People: Nelson Mandela's Hope for His Nation (3)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale (2)
Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known (1)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2024
The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families (1)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Commended, 2024