Book Awards & Distinctions
for Dashka Slater
16 Total Book Awards
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives (9)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2018

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2018
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed (5)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Winner, 2024
The Antlered Ship (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2017
Wild Blue (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024