Book Awards & Distinctions
for Leah Henderson
16 Total Book Awards
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2019
A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2022
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2022
Daddy Speaks Love (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Social Interactions & Relationships Selection, 2023
The Magic in Changing Your Stars (2)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Finalist, 2021
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Biography Selection, 2021
One Shadow on the Wall (1)
Children's Africana Book Awards, 1992-2024
Commended, 2018
Together We March: 25 Protest Movements That Marched Into History (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2022
