Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jason Reynolds
6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 176 Total Book Awards
Long Way Down (24)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Finalist, 2018

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2017

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2018

Edgars Award, 1961-2025
Winner, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2018

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2018

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2018

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

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2018

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2018

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2017
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2020

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

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Winner, 2018

YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2024
Winner, 2018

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
Ain't Burned All the Bright (17)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2023

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2022

In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2025
Fiction Winner, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Hi-Lo Selection, 2022

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2023

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2022

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
Ghost (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Winner, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2016

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2020

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (12)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2020

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2020

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2021

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Honor, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...: A Love Story (12)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2025

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2024

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Winner, 2025

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2025

Libby Book Awards, 2024-2025
Young Adult Honor, 2025

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2024

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

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
All American Boys (10)

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
As Brave as You (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2017

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2017
There Was a Party for Langston (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2024

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2024

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

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

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Patina (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2017

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

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
When I Was the Greatest (6)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 2015

In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2025
Fiction Honor, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2014
The Boy in the Black Suit (5)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2015
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Finalist, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Stuntboy, in the Meantime (5)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2022

Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Winner, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2021
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Sunny (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2018
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel (3)

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2021
Miles Morales Suspended (3)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2024
My Name Is Jason. Mine Too. (3)

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
For Every One (2)

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Self-Identity Selection, 2019
Lu (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2019
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2)
Stuntboy, In-Between Time (2)

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

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Selection, 2024
Fantasma (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024
Find Peace in a Poem: Poetry About Mindfulness (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Children's Selection, 2025
Oxygen Mask (1)
Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025
Selection, 2024
Patina (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024
Sunny (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Spanish Selection, 2024