The Bridge to Terabithia
- Newbery Medal, 1978
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1978
- Silver Pencil Award (Netherlands), 1981
- Janusz Korczak Medal (Poland), 1981
- Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecturs (France), 1986
- Colorado Blue Spruce Young-Adult Award, 1986
Jacob Have I Loved
- Hans Christian Andersen Medal nomination (U.S. representative), 1979
- Newbery Medal, 1981
- American Book Award nominee for children’s hard cover, 1981
- CRABery Honor Book designation, 1981
- American Book Award nominee for children’s paperback, 1982
The Great Gilly Hopkins
- Newbery Honor Medal designation, 1979
- National Book Award for Children’s Literature, 1979
- Christopher Award, 1979
- Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book designation, 1979
- CRABery (Children Raving about Books) Honor Book designation, 1979
- American Book Award nominee for children’s paperback, 1980
- William Allen White Children’s Book Award, 1981
Of Nightingales that Weep
- Phoenix Award, Children’s Literature Association 1974
The Master Puppeteer
- National Book Award for Children’s Literature, 1977
- Edgar Allen Poe Award runner-up, Mystery Writers of America, 1977
- Puppeteers of America citation, 1978
- American Book Award nomination for children’s fiction, 1982
The Crane Wife
- Outstanding Book selection, New York Times, 1981, for translation
Lyddie
- Education Press Friend of Education Award, 1993
- Anne V. Zarrow Award, Tucson Public Library, 1993
- Union Medal, Union Theological Seminary; Outstanding Alumnus Award, King College, 1993-94
- International Board of Books for Young People Honor Book designation, 1994
Jip: His Story
- Parent’s Choice Story Book Award, 1996
- Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 1996
- Parent’s Choice Paperback Book Honor designation, 1999
Preacher’s Boy
- Parent’s Choice Story Book Award, 1999
Bread and Roses, Too
- named a Literary Light, Boston Public Library, 2000
- Living Legend designation, Library of Congress, 2000
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, 2006
- Christopher Award, 2007
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