Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ali Benjamin
14 Total Book Awards
The Thing about Jellyfish (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2016
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
The Next Great Paulie Fink (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2019
Positive: A Memoir (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2014
