Book Awards & Distinctions
for Avi
38 Total Book Awards
The Button War: A Tale of the Great War (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2019
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (4)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1991
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Fiction Winner, 1991
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1991
The Cross of Lead (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 2003
Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel (3)
The Barn (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
The Fighting Ground (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1984
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 1985
Loyalty (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
Poppy (2)
Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortune, and Fate (2)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2017
At the Edge of the World (1)
Catch You Later, Traitor (1)
The Escape from Home (1)
Gold Rush Girl (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2021
The Man Who Was Poe (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Midnight Magic (1)
The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2016
Old Wolf: A Fable (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2016
The Player King (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2018
School of the Dead (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
High Interest Selection, 2016
The Seer of Shadows (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009