Book Awards & Distinctions
for Steve Sheinkin
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 70 Total Book Awards
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (13)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2016

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2016

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Winner, 2016

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2016
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (13)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2023
Winner, 2015

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2014

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2015

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Finalist, 2015
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (11)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2022

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
World History & Culture Selection, 2022

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2022

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2021
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2012

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2012

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Winner, 2013
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team (7)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2017

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2018
Lincoln's Grave Robbers (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2013

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2013
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery (5)

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2023
Winner, 2011

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2010

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2010

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2023
Winner, 2012
Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (1)

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2023