Book Awards & Distinctions
for Gene Luen Yang
3 Lifetime Achievement Awards 60 Total Book Awards
Dragon Hoops (12)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Eisner Awards, 2011-2024
Winner, 2021
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2021
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2020
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2021
Boxers (9)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2013
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
Saints (9)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2013
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2013
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Fiction Selection, 2013
The Shadow Hero (7)
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2024
Winner, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2014
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2015
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2014
Superman Smashes the Klan (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Eisner Awards, 2011-2024
Winner, 2021
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
American Born Chinese (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2007
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2007
Level Up (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2012
Secret Coders (3)
Lunar New Year Love Story (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2024
Prime Baby (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2011
Secrets & Sequences (2)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2017
The Eternal Smile: Three Stories (1)
Robots & Repeats (1)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007-2024
Commended, 2018