Scholastic Reading Club Edition
Included in the 1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide
Teaching for Change Recommendations for Teaching about Africa
RIF’s 2015 Multicultural Book List (teacher/parent guide)
2015-2016 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
Notable Social Studies Trade Book 2014
African-American Experience Children’s Literary Reference Guide (2010-2015)
A Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year 2014
2014-2015 Maine Student Book Award Nominee
2014 Children’s Africana Best Book for Older Readers Award
2013 ALSC Notable Children’s Books Nominee
New York Times Notable Children’s Book of 2013 (also discussed in this podcast)
Junior Library Guild Selection
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 NYPL (Older Chapter Book Section also here)
Chicago Public Library Best Older Fiction 2013
Planet Esme Picks: Best Children’s Books of 2013
Best Tween and Teen Titles 2013
Fuse#8’s 100 Magnificent Children’s Books 2013
Best Multicultural Books of 2013
Kids Reads Reviewers Picks 2013
New York Times Editor’s Choice
Betsy Bird’s Newbery/Caldecott 2014 Fall Prediction Edition
University of Arizona’s Worlds of Words Feature
Sherbro Foundation Recommendation
Porter Square Books Staff Pick
Randomly Reading Best of Year Top Five Middle Grade Books
One of CHR’s Favorite Books of 2013
DC Public Library Staff Reading Pick
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