Book Awards & Distinctions
for Charles Waters
25 Total Book Awards
Mascot (14)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2023
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2024
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2024
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
African Town (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2022
Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2024
Winner, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Honor, 2019
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2019
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z (1)
The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets (1)
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2025
