Book Awards & Distinctions
for Ruta Sepetys
42 Total Book Awards
Salt to the Sea (13)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2023
Finalist, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Adult Winner, 2017
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Between Shades of Gray (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2023
Finalist, 2012
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Fiction Winner, 2012
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2012
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2012
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Fiction Selection, 2011
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2011
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2012
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2012
I Must Betray You (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2023
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2022
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2023
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Winner, 2023
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
The Fountains of Silence (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2020
Out of the Easy (3)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2013
You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory (1)
