Book Awards & Distinctions
for Malla Nunn
11 Total Book Awards
Sugar Town Queens (6)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2022
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Older Readers Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
World History & Culture Selection, 2022
When the Ground Is Hard (5)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2024
Older Readers Finalist, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2020
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2024
Winner, 2020
