Author record · 2007 to 2025

Kenneth Oppel: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kenneth Oppel has 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Best of all WorldsGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature – Text
2025Best of All WorldsFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children’s and Young Adult
2022GhostlightThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2018InklingNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015The NestNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015The NestBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2015The NestHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2015The NestThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2015The NestPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2015The NestSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2014The BoundlessGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's
2014The BoundlessBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2014The BoundlessThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2014The BoundlessKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2014The BoundlessSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2012Such Wicked IntentKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2011This Dark EndeavourGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature – Text
2011This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor FrankensteinBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Novel
2007DarkwingLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Literature
2007DarkwingKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult

Books

  1. The Nest6 sources · 2015
  2. The Boundless5 sources · 2014
  3. Best of all Worlds2 sources · 2025
  4. Darkwing2 sources · 2007
  5. Ghostlight1 source · 2022
  6. Inkling1 source · 2018
  7. Such Wicked Intent1 source · 2012
  8. This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein1 source · 2011
  9. This Dark Endeavour1 source · 2011