Additional Awards
Awards for Island of the Blue Dolphins
- John Newbery Medal, 1961
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1961
- Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Notable Book, 1961
- Pomona Friends of the Library, 1961
- International Board on Books for Young People Honor List, 1962
- William Allen White Children's Book Award, 1963
- Jugendbuchpreis, 1963 (Given by Federal Republic of Germany)
- Rupert Hughes Award
- Nene Award, 1964
- George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, 1971
- Children's Literature Association: "11 Best American Children's Books of the Past 200 Years," 1976
- Omar's Book Award, 1985
- School Library Journal, Books That Shaped the Century, 2000
Awards for Specific Books
The King's Fifth
- Newbery Honor Book, 1967
- Jugendbuchpreis, 1970(Given by Federal Republic of Germany)
The Black Pearl
- Newberry Honor Book, 1968
Sing Down the Moon
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1970 (Child Study Association)
- Newbery Honor Book, 1971
- Freedoms Foundation Award, 1973
- Booklist Contemporary Classics for Young Adults, 1984
- Phoenix Award Honor Book, 1990 (Children's Study Association)
The Treasure of Topo-El-Bambo
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1972 (Child Study Association)
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Child of Fire
- New York Times Outstanding Book, 1974 (Child Study Association)
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1974 (Child Study Association)
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Night
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1976 (Child Study Association)
Zia
- ALA (American Library Association) Notable Book
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1978 (Child Study Association)
The 290
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1978 (Child Study Association)
Sarah Bishop
- Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award Nominee, 1980/1981
- Mark Twain Nominee, 1982
Alexandra
- Parents' Choice Award, 1984
- Florida Historical Association Award
- Spring Jackrabbit Award Nominee, 1986/87
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
- Parents' Choice Award, 1986
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 1987
- Washington Irving Children's Choice Book Award Nominee, 1987
- A Children's Book of the Year, 1987 (Child Study Association)
- Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee, 1988-89
Black Star, Bright Dawn
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Nominee, 1988/89
- Washington Irving Children's Choice Book Award Nominee, 1987
- Woodward Park Book Award, 1989
- William Allen White Award Nominee, 1990/91
My Name Is Not Angelica
- South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee, 1992/93
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
- Notable 1992 Children's Trade Book in the Field of Sociat Studies (National Council for Social Studies and Children's Book Council)
- South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee, 1994/95
Venus Among the Fishes
- Volunteer State Award Nominee, 1998/99
Miscellaneous Awards
- Regina Medial, 1978: Catholic Library Association
- FOCAL Award, 1981: Friends of Children & Literature
- SLMSSENY Award, 1989: School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York
- Georgia O'Keefe Book Award, 1991/1992