Author record · 2019 to 2025
Rajani LaRocca: Awards and Best-of Lists
Rajani LaRocca has 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sona and the Golden Beasts | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Children's Literature | |
| 2025 | Sona and the Golden Beasts | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Middle Grade | |
| 2025 | Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2025 | Some of Us | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Elementary | |
| 2025 | Some of Us | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2024 | Sona and the Golden Beasts | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2024 | Sona and the Golden Beasts | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Fiction | |
| 2024 | Sona and the Golden Beasts | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | Summer Is for Cousins | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Board & Picture Books | |
| 2023 | A Vaccine Is Like A Memory | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2023 | Summer Is for Cousins | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | Summer Is for Cousins | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | Red, White, and Whole | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2022 | I'll Go and Come Back | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Red, White, and Whole | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2021 | Red, White, and Whole | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Red, White, and Whole | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Red, White, and Whole | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade & Chapter Books | |
| 2019 | Midsummer's Mayhem | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade |
Books
- Red, White, and Whole5 sources · 2021 to 2022
- Sona and the Golden Beasts5 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States3 sources · 2025
- Summer Is for Cousins3 sources · 2023
- A Vaccine Is Like A Memory1 source · 2023
- I'll Go and Come Back1 source · 2022
- Midsummer's Mayhem1 source · 2019