Author record · 2014 to 2023
Brandy Colbert: Awards and Best-of Lists
Brandy Colbert has won 2 awards, including the Stonewall Book Awards (2018) for Little & Lion, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 20 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Blackwoods | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Black Birds in the Sky | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2021 | Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Black Birds in the Sky | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | The Voting Booth | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | The Only Black Girls in Town | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2020 | The Voting Booth | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Voting Booth | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | The Only Black Girls in Town | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Only Black Girls in Town | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Only Black Girls in Town | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | The Voting Booth | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2019 | The Revolution of Birdie Randolph | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Revolution of Birdie Randolph | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2018 | Little & Lion | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2018 | Finding Yvonne | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2017 | Little & Lion | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Little & Lion | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2014 | Pointe | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2014 | Pointe | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult |
Books
- Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre6 sources · 2021 to 2022
- The Only Black Girls in Town4 sources · 2020
- The Voting Booth4 sources · 2020
- Little & Lion3 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Pointe2 sources · 2014
- The Revolution of Birdie Randolph2 sources · 2019
- Finding Yvonne1 source · 2018
- The Blackwoods1 source · 2023