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Gene Luen Yang: Awards and Best-of Lists

Gene Luen Yang has won 2 awards, including the Michael L. Printz Award (2007) for American Born Chinese, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 6 longlist or nominee places, and 38 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Gurihiru, LeUyen Pham, Sonny Liew

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
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2024Lunar New Year Love StoryNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2024Lunar New Year Love StoryNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024Lunar New Year Love StoryHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Lunar New Year Love StorySchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2024Lunar New Year Love StoryBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels: Youth
2024Lunar New Year Love StoryKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2021Dragon HoopsMichael L. Printz Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Young Adult Literature
2020Superman Smashes the KlanChicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Dragon HoopsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2020Superman Smashes the KlanNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2020Dragon HoopsChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Graphic Novels and Manga
2020Dragon HoopsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers
2020Dragon HoopsSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2020Superman Smashes the KlanSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2020Dragon HoopsHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2020Superman Smashes the KlanKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2020Dragon HoopsPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2020Dragon HoopsBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2017New Super-Man, Vol. 1New York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2015Secret CodersNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015Secret CodersChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2014Boxers & SaintsBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Fiction and Poetry
2014AvatarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2014The Shadow HeroGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2014Shadow HeroNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2014The Shadow HeroChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Graphic Novels
2014The Shadow HeroNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2013Boxers & SaintsLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Literature
2013Boxers & SaintsNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature
2013AvatarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2013Boxers & SaintsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2013BoxersChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2013SaintsChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2013Boxers & SaintsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2013BoxersBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2013SaintsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2013Boxers and SaintsPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2013Boxers and SaintsPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2013Boxers & SaintsHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013Boxers & SaintsSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013Boxers & SaintsLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2013Boxers & SaintsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2012AvatarGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2011Level UpGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Graphic Novels & Comics
2009The Eternal SmileBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers
2007American Born ChineseMichael L. Printz Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Literature
2006American Born ChineseNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature
2006American Born ChineseSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2006American Born ChineseBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers
2006American Born ChineseAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 50

Books

  1. Boxers & Saints10 sources · 2013 to 2014
  2. Dragon Hoops8 sources · 2020 to 2021
  3. Lunar New Year Love Story6 sources · 2024
  4. American Born Chinese5 sources · 2006 to 2007
  5. Superman Smashes the Klan4 sources · 2020
  6. The Shadow Hero4 sources · 2014
  7. Boxers2 sources · 2013
  8. Saints2 sources · 2013
  9. Secret Coders2 sources · 2015
  10. Avatar1 source · 2012 to 2014
  11. Level Up1 source · 2011
  12. New Super-Man, Vol. 11 source · 2017
  13. The Eternal Smile1 source · 2009