Book Awards & Distinctions
for Margi Preus
19 Total Book Awards
West of the Moon (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Middle Grade Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2014
Heart of a Samurai (6)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2011
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Fiction Selection, 2010
Windswept (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2022
The Bamboo Sword (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2016
The Legend of the Lady Slipper (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
The Peace Bell (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies (1)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025
