Book Awards & Distinctions
for Rob Sanders
20 Total Book Awards
The Mother of a Movement (4)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2023
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington (4)
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2022
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution. (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
Blood Brothers (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2023
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2018
The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D.J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2021
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights (1)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019