Awards and Honors

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

1970 Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Times

1975 Nene Award from the Children of Hawaii

1976 Young Hoosier Award, Indiana Media Educators

2005 Time Magazine All-Time 100 Novels List

1979 North Dakota Children's Choice Book Award

1980 Great Stone Face Award, New Hampshire Library Association

Blubber

1974 Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Times

1983 North Dakota Children's Choice Award

Freckle Juice

1980 Michigan Young Reader's Award, Michigan Council of Teachers

Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One

2009 A Junior Library Guild Selection for Spring 2009

Fudge-a-mania

1983 California Young Reader Medal

Iowa Children's Choice Award

Nene Award from the Children of Hawaii

Nevada Young Reader's Award, Nevada Library Association

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Florida Association for Media Education

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Pennsylvania School
Librarians Association

Michigan Readers' Choice Award, Michigan Reading Association

Here's To You, Rachel Robinson

1993 Parents' Choice Award, Parents' Choice Foundation

Just As Long As We're Together

1989 Young Reader's List, Virginia State Reading Association

Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great

1982 South Carolina Children's Book Award

1984 Book of the Month Award, German Academy for Children's and
Young People's Literature

The Pain And The Great One

1985 Children's Choices, International Reading Association and Children's Book
Council Committee

1989 Young Readers' Choice Award, Alabama Library Association

 

Superfudge

1980 Texas Bluebonnet Award

1981 Great Stone Face Award, New Hampshire Library Council

Children' Choice Award, International Reading Association
and Children' Book Council

Michigan Young Reader' Award, Michigan Council of Teachers

1983 Northern Territory Young Readers' Book Award, Darwin, Australia

Garden State Children's Book Award, New Jersey Library Association

Golden Sower Award, Nebraska Library Association

Iowa Children's Choice Award

Arizona Young Readers' Award

Georgia Children's Book Award

California Young Reader Medal

Young Reader's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Young Hoosier Book Award, Indiana Media Educators

Great Stone Face Book Award, New Hampshire Library Association

Young Reader Medal, California Reading Association

1982 Utah Children's Book Award

U.S. Army in Europe Kinderbuch Award

Texas Bluebonnet Award

Sue Hefley Book Award, Louisiana Association of School Libraries

Tennessee Children' Choice Book Award

Colorado Children' Book Award

North Dakota Children's Choice Book Award

Nene Award from the Children of Hawaii

West Australian Young Reader' Award

Georgia Children' Book Award

First Buckeye Children' Book Award, Columbus, Ohio

1984 Reader's Choice Award, Washington County, Minnesota

New Mexico Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award, New Mexico
International Reading and Library Association

1985 Great Stone Face Book Award, New Hampshire Library Association

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Florida Association for Media Education

1986 Great Stone Face Award, New Hampshire Library Association

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Florida Association for Media Education

1988 Favorite Book of the Children of Missouri Award, Missouri State Library

The Soaring Eagle Award, Wyoming Education Media Association

1989 Favorite Book of the Children of Michigan, Michigan Reading Association

Tales Of a Fourth Grade Nothing

1972 Charlie May Swann Children' Book Award, Arkansas Elementary School Council

1975 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader' Choice

1978 Arizona Young Reader' Award, Arizona State University

1978 Rhode Island Library Association Award

Georgia Children' Book Award

Massachusetts Children' Book Award

1980 West Australian Young Reader' Book Award

North Dakota Children' Choice Award

1981 Great Stone Face Award, New Hampshire Library Council

USAREUR Kinderbuch Award, U.S. Army & 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany

1983 Massachusetts Children' Book Award

Tiger Eyes

1981 A Best Book for Young Adults, School Library Journal

1982 Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library

1983 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Vermont Department
of Libraries

Buckeye Children's Book Award, Columbus, Ohio

California Young Reader Medal

1985 Iowa Teen Award, Iowa Education Media Association

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award

Other Awards

1986 Civil Liberties Award, American Civil Liberties Union of Atlanta, Georgia

John Rock Award, Center for Population Options, Los Angeles

1987 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Kean College, Union, New Jersey

Children's Choice Award, Harris County, Texas

Excellence in the Field of Literature Award, New Jersey Education Association

1989 "Most Admired Author", Heroes of Young America Poll, World Almanac

Children's Choice Award, New Jersey Region III

Favorite Author, Children's Choice Award, Harris County, Texas

1990 Favorite Author, Children's Choice Award, Harris County, Texas

1991 Favorite Author, Children's Choice Award, Harris County, Texas

1992 National Hero Award, Big Brothers/Big Sisters

1993 Columbian University College of Physicans and Surgeons Dean's Award

1998 South Australian Youth (S.A.Y.) Media Award for Best Author,
South Australian Association for Media Education

Children's Choice Award, Harris County, Texas