Book Awards & Distinctions
for John Hendrix
24 Total Book Awards
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler (5)

Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2025
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2018

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2019
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (4)

Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2025
Books for Younger Children Honor, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2015

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
World History & Culture Selection, 2015
A Boy Called Dickens (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2012
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2025
Total Garbage (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Series Nonfiction Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Rutherford B., Who Was He?: Poems about Our Presidents (2)
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (1)
McToad Mows Tiny Island: A Transportation Tale (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Pre-Kindergarten Selection, 2015
Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Religious Selection, 2017