Book Awards & Distinctions
for John Coy
22 Total Book Awards
Strong to the Hoop (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2000
Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2016
My Mighty Journey: A Waterfall's Story (2)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Picture Book Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2017
Two Old Potatoes and Me (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Honor, 2004
Where We Come from (2)
Crackback (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Dads (1)
Eyes on the Goal (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball (1)
Night Driving (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Take Your Best Shot (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Top of the Order (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010