Author record · 2010 to 2024
Steve Sheinkin: Awards and Best-of Lists
Steve Sheinkin has won 7 awards, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards (2011) for The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery, with 10 shortlist or finalist places and 38 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult | |
| 2023 | Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Germany | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2023 | Impossible Escape | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2022 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and The Ultimate Cold War Showdown | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2021 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Shutdown | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Born to Fly: The First Women’s Air Race across America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Born To Fly: The First Women’s Air Race Across America | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Undefeated: Jim Thorpe & the Carlisle Indian School Football team | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2017 | Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Undefeated | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Kids' Books | |
| 2017 | Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Undefeated | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2015 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2015 | Most Dangerous | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50 | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2013 | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2013 | Lincoln's Grave Robbers | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books | |
| 2013 | Lincoln's Grave Robbers | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2012 | Bomb: The Race to Build-- and Steal-- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2012 | Bomb: The Race to Build — and Steal — the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War14 sources · 2015 to 2016
- The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights8 sources · 2014 to 2015
- Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon7 sources · 2012 to 2013
- Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team7 sources · 2017
- Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown6 sources · 2021 to 2022
- Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe5 sources · 2023 to 2024
- The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery4 sources · 2010 to 2012
- Born to Fly: The First Women’s Air Race across America2 sources · 2019
- Lincoln's Grave Robbers2 sources · 2013