Book Awards & Distinctions
for Akwaeke Emezi
16 Total Book Awards
Pet (11)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2019
Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2019
Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2024
Commended, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
Bitter (5)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2023
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2023