Book Awards & Distinctions
for Renée Watson
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 71 Total Book Awards
Piecing Me Together (13)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2018
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
![Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024](/images/CSKlogoWatermark.jpg)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2018
![John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024](/images/list_image/107.jpg.pagespeed.ce.idqisLX-gM.jpg)
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 2018
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2017
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
![Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024](/images/awards/54.jpg)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2024
Commended, 2018
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
![The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024](/images/awards/111.jpg)
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2018
![Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/103.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water (12)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
![American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/144.png.pagespeed.ce.FJljYTu541.png)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2021
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
![Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024](/images/awards/41.jpg)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2022
![Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024](/images/awards/104.png)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2022
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2021
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Ways to Make Sunshine (9)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Commended, 2021
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg.pagespeed.ce.5A8Vu4Dq87.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Winner, 2021
![Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022](/images/awards/48.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hpk9hkG_yb.jpg)
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2021
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
![Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024](/images/awards/122.jpg)
Sid Fleischman Humor Award, 2004-2024
Finalist, 2021
Maya's Song (7)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2023
![Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024](/images/awards/130.jpg)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2023
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2023
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2022
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2022
Some Places More Than Others (6)
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2019
Watch Us Rise (5)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022](/images/awards/48.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hpk9hkG_yb.jpg)
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Honor, 2020
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
![Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/103.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2020
Betty Before X (4)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
![Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023](/images/awards/82.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hwt6KMlFnU.jpg)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2018
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2018
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2019
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (4)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2019
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
![SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023](/images/awards/89.jpg.pagespeed.ce.B9zziK7vbV.jpg)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills (2)
This Side of Home (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2016
Ways to Grow Love (2)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2021
El Proyecto 1619: Nacieron Sobre El Agua (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Spanish Selection, 2024
Love Is a Revolution (1)
A Place Where Hurricanes Happen (1)
Ways to Build Dreams (1)
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2024
What Momma Left Me (1)
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg.pagespeed.ce.77DXE3ZgYP.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011