Author record · 2019 to 2022
Kwame Mbalia: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kwame Mbalia has won 1 award, the Ignyte Awards (2020) for Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tristan Strong Keeps Punching | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Black Boy Joy edited | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade & Chapter Books | |
| 2020 | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2019 | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2019 | Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade |
Books
- Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky6 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood5 sources · 2021
- Black Boy Joy edited1 source · 2021
- Tristan Strong Keeps Punching1 source · 2022