Author record · 2017 to 2024

Elana K. Arnold: Awards and Best-of Lists

Elana K. Arnold has won 2 awards, including the National Jewish Book Awards (2023) for The Blood Years, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 18 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024The Blood YearsSydney Taylor Book Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult
2024The Blood YearsBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Fiction and Poetry
2023The Blood YearsNational Jewish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Literature
2023The Blood YearsChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2023The Blood YearsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2023The Blood YearsHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023The Blood YearsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2023The Blood YearsPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2023The Blood YearsSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2022Just HarrietKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2021The House That Wasn't ThereKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2020Red HoodNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2020Red HoodChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2020Red HoodBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2020Red HoodPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2019DamselMichael L. Printz Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Young Adult Literature
2018DamselChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2018DamselBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2017What Girls Are Made OfNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature
2017What Girls Are Made OfNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2017What Girls Are Made ofChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2017What Girls Are Made OfKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2017What Girls Are Made OfSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult

Books

  1. The Blood Years9 sources · 2023 to 2024
  2. What Girls Are Made Of5 sources · 2017
  3. Red Hood4 sources · 2020
  4. Damsel3 sources · 2018 to 2019
  5. Just Harriet1 source · 2022
  6. The House That Wasn't There1 source · 2021