Author record · 2020 to 2024
Christina Soontornvat: Awards and Best-of Lists
Christina Soontornvat has won 1 award, the Kirkus Prize (2021) for All Thirteen, with 10 shortlist or finalist places and 27 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Erika Lee, Isabel Roxas
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ¡El primer voto de Leo! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Made in Asian America: A History for Young People | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Leo's First Vote! | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Made in Asian America: A History for Young People | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | ¡El primer voto de Leo! | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Los mejores libros en español | |
| 2024 | Made in Asian America | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | Made in Asian America: A History for Young People | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2023 | The Last Mapmaker | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2023 | The Last Mapmaker | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Literature | |
| 2023 | The Last Mapmaker | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Into the Shadow Mist | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2023 | The Guardian Test | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2022 | The Last Mapmaker | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2022 | The Tryout | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2022 | The Last Mapmaker | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2022 | The Tryout | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2022 | The Last Mapmaker | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | The Last Mapmaker | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | The Last Mapmaker | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | The Tryout | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2021 | A Wish in the Dark | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2021 | A Wish in the Dark | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | The Ramble Shamble Children | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | A Wish in the Dark | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | A Wish in the Dark | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2020 | A Wish in the Dark | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- All Thirteen12 sources · 2020 to 2021
- The Last Mapmaker8 sources · 2022 to 2023
- A Wish in the Dark5 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Made in Asian America: A History for Young People4 sources · 2024
- The Tryout3 sources · 2022
- ¡El primer voto de Leo!1 source · 2024
- Into the Shadow Mist1 source · 2023
- Leo's First Vote!1 source · 2024
- The Guardian Test1 source · 2023
- The Ramble Shamble Children1 source · 2021