Book Awards & Distinctions
for John Holyfield
12 Total Book Awards
Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2018
Carrimebac, the Town That Walked (2)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Folktales Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Meet Miss Fancy (2)

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2020
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story (1)

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2012
The Hallelujah Flight (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
The Hard-Times Jar (1)

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2004