Book Awards & Distinctions
for Julia Kuo
42 Total Book Awards
The Thing about Luck (10)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Elementary Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Fiction Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2013
I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 2022
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Young Readers Finalist, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2022
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2022
A Place to Belong (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2023
Winner, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2020
The Sound of Silence (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2016
I Dream of Popo (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2022
Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2022
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2024
Commended, 2023
Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012