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Cynthia Kadohata: Awards and Best-of Lists

Cynthia Kadohata has won 1 award, the National Book Awards (2013) for The Thing About Luck, with 1 longlist or nominee place and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2020SaucyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2019A Place to BelongNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Young People's Literature
2019A Place to BelongChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2019A Place to BelongBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2019A Place to BelongHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019A Place to BelongKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2018CheckedBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2014Half A World AwayNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2014Half a World AwayBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2014Half a World AwayBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2013The Thing About LuckNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young People's Literature
2013The Thing About LuckChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2013The Thing about LuckBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2013The Thing About LuckPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2013The Thing About LuckHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013The Thing About LuckSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013The Thing About LuckBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2013The Thing About LuckKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2006WeedflowerBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Readers

Books

  1. The Thing About Luck8 sources · 2013
  2. A Place to Belong5 sources · 2019
  3. Half A World Away3 sources · 2014
  4. Checked1 source · 2018
  5. Saucy1 source · 2020
  6. Weedflower1 source · 2006