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Author record · 2006 to 2025

Laura Amy Schlitz: Awards and Best-of Lists

Laura Amy Schlitz has won 4 awards, including the John Newbery Medal (2008) for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 25 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025The Winter of the DollhouseChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers
2025The Winter of the DollhouseHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2021Amber and ClayBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2021Amber & ClayHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2021Amber & ClayKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2021Amber & ClayBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade & Chapter Books
2017Princess Cora and the CrocodileChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers
2017Princess Cora and the CrocodilePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2016The Hired GirlScott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Historical Fiction
2016The Hired GirlSydney Taylor Book Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult
2016The Hired GirlBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Fiction and Poetry
2015The Hired GirlNational Jewish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Literature
2015The Hired GirlLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Literature
2015The Hired GirlNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2015The Hired GirlChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Best Teen Books for Adults
2015The Hired GirlChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2015The Hired GirlBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2015The Hired GirlHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2015The Hired GirlBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2015The Hired GirlPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2013Splendors and GloomsJohn Newbery Medal source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Children's Literature
2012Splendors and GloomsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2012Splendors and GloomsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's
2012Splendors and GloomsHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2012Splendors and GloomsSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2010The Night FairyAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100
2008Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval VillageJohn Newbery Medal source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Children's Literature
2007Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval VillageSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2007Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Middle
2007Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval VillageKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's
2007The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers GrimmHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Folklore
2006A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A MelodramaHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. The Hired Girl11 sources · 2015 to 2016
  2. Splendors and Glooms5 sources · 2012 to 2013
  3. Amber and Clay4 sources · 2021
  4. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village2 sources · 2007 to 2008
  5. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village2 sources · 2007
  6. Princess Cora and the Crocodile2 sources · 2017
  7. The Winter of the Dollhouse2 sources · 2025
  8. A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama1 source · 2006
  9. The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm1 source · 2007
  10. The Night Fairy1 source · 2010