Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sharon G. Flake
21 Total Book Awards
The Life I'm In (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2025
Fiction Honor, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
City Selection, 2021
The Skin I'm In (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
New Talent Winner, 1999
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1999
Who Am I Without Him? Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2005
Money Hungry (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2002
Once in a Blue Moon (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2024
Bang! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Begging for Change (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Pinned (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Unstoppable Octobia May (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
You Are Not a Cat! (1)
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2017
