Book Awards & Distinctions
for Sharon G. Flake
20 Total Book Awards
The Life I'm In (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2021
In the Margins Book Awards, 2014-2024
Fiction Honor, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2021
The Skin I'm In (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
New Talent Winner, 1999
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
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, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2005
Money Hungry (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2002
Bang! (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Begging for Change (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Once in a Blue Moon (1)
Pinned (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Unstoppable Octobia May (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
You Are Not a Cat! (1)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
