Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yusef Salaam

10 Total Book Awards

Punching the Air (10)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025

Selection, 2021

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Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024

Honor, 2021

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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025

Hi-Lo Selection, 2021

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Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2025

Honor, 2021

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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024

Young Adult Selection, 2020

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1997-2025

Commended, 2021

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Read for Empathy Collections, 2017-2025

Selection, 2022

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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024

Selection, 2020

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

Winner, 2021

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Punching the Air is on 37 State Lists

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Book Awards & Distinctions for Yusef Salaam

Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yusef Salaam