Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jerry Spinelli
1 Lifetime Achievement Award 18 Total Book Awards
Wringer (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1998

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Honor, 1998
Milkweed (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 2004

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2003
The Warden's Daughter (3)

Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2017
Dead Wednesday (2)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Middle Selection, 2021
Maniac Magee (2)
Crash (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Loser (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Stargirl (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Third Grade Angels (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2012