Book Awards & Distinctions
for Alice Faye Duncan
17 Total Book Awards
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018
Just Like a Mama (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2021
Yellow Dog Blues (3)
Coretta's Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King (2)
Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2023
