Song of the Trees � 1975
Jane Addams Children�s Book Award (nominee)
Coretta Scott King Award (nominee)
Council on Interracial Books for Children contest winner
National Book Award Honor
New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry � 1976
Bestseller � Amazon.com
Newbery Medal (winner)
Young Reader�s Choice Award (winner)
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (nominee)
Coretta Scott King Award (nominee)
Mark Twain Award (nominee)
Jane Addams Children�s Book Award (nominee)
National Book Award (nominee)
ALA Notable Children�s Book
Booklist�s Best of the Best Books 1970 � 1982
Horn Book Fanfare Honor List
Kirkus Choice
NSCS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Let the Circle Be Unbroken � 1981
Coretta Scott King Award (winner)
Jane Addams Children�s Book Award (nominee)
National Book Award (nominee)
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
ALA Notable Children�s Book
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
The Gold Cadillac � 1987
Christopher Book Awards (winner)
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
The Friendship � 1987
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (winner)
Coretta Scott King Award (winner)
ALA Notable Children�s Book
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Mississippi Bridge � 1990
Christopher Book Awards (winner)
Mark Twain Award (nominee)
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
The Road to Memphis � 1990
Coretta Scott King Award (winner)
ALA Best Book for Young Adults
ALA Notable Children�s Book
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
The Well: David�s Story � 1995
Jane Addams Children�s Book Award (winner)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (nominee)
Mark Twain Award (nominee)
Land of Enchantment Book Award (nominee)
Iowa Children�s Choice Award (nominee)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children�s Book Award (nominee)
ALA Notable Children�s Book
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
NCSS � CBC Notable Children�s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
The Land � 2001
ABC Children�s Booksellers Choices Award (winner)
Scott O�Dell Historical Fiction Award (winner)
Charlie May Simon Children�s Book Award (nominee)
Children�s Book Award � Georgia (nominee)
Sequoyah Book Award (nominee)
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