Book Awards & Distinctions
for Christina Soontornvat
47 Total Book Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team (18)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

Best STEM Books, 2017-2024
Selection, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2022
Commended, 2020

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2020

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2021

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2021

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Finalist, 2021
The Last Mapmaker (11)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2023

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2023

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2023

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2023
Finalist, 2023

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2023

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2022

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023
A Wish in the Dark (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2021

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Folktales Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth (4)

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2023

Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2023
Honor, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023
The Tryout (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2023
The Big Freeze (1)
The Guardian Test (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2023
The Ramble Shamble Children (1)

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2021