Book Awards & Distinctions
for Monica Hesse
20 Total Book Awards
Girl in the Blue Coat (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017
Edgars Award, 1961-2025
Winner, 2017
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2017
The War Outside (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2018
The Brightwood Code (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2024
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 9-12 Selection, 2025
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
They Went Left (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Honor, 2021
