Book Awards & Distinctions
for Patricia Hruby Powell
17 Total Book Awards
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (11)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (4)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2017
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018
Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Biography Selection, 2019
