Book Awards & Distinctions
for Charles Waters
14 Total Book Awards
African Town (6)

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2023

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2023

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2022

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2023
Winner, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023

Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2023
Selection, 2023
Mascot (4)

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023
Middle Grade Selection, 2023

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2023
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2019

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2019

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2024
Selection, 2019