Book Awards & Distinctions
for Paula Yoo
35 Total Book Awards
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement (9)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2021
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2022
Twenty-Two Cents: The Story of Muhammad Yunus (9)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2015
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2015
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2006
Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992 (3)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Want to Play? (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
City Selection, 2016
Good Enough (2)
The Perfect Gift (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2018
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 2010
Lily's New Home (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017