Author record · 2006 to 2025
Karen Blumenthal: Awards and Best-of Lists
Karen Blumenthal has 3 shortlist or finalist places and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Jen McCartney
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Revolutionary Mary | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Elementary | |
| 2020 | Jane Against the World | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2020 | Jane against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Jane Against the World | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2018 | Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2018 | Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Tommy: The Gun That Changed America | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | Tommy: The Gun That Changed America | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2015 | Tommy: The Gun That Changed America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2013 | Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Bootleg | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2006 | Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children |
Books
- Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition5 sources · 2011 to 2012
- Jane Against the World3 sources · 2020
- Tommy: The Gun That Changed America3 sources · 2015
- Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend2 sources · 2018
- Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different2 sources · 2012 to 2013
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History1 source · 2017
- Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America1 source · 2006
- Revolutionary Mary1 source · 2025