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Libba Bray: Awards and Best-of Lists

Libba Bray has won 1 award, the Michael L. Printz Award (2010) for Going Bovine, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 16 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Under the Same StarsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fiction
2025Under the Same Stars: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2025Under the Same StarsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Older Fiction
2025Under the Same StarsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2013The DivinersNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Andre Norton
2012The DivinersGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fantasy
2012The DivinersBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Novel
2012The DivinersChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2012The DivinersPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2012The DivinersSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2012The DivinersKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2012The DivinersBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2011Beauty QueensOtherwise Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Otherwise Award
2011Beauty QueensLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Literature
2011Beauty QueensGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Fiction
2011Beauty QueensChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2011Beauty QueensPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2011Beauty QueensKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2011Beauty QueensBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2010Going BovineMichael L. Printz Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Adult Literature
2010Going BovineLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2009Going BovineChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2009Going BovineBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers
2009Going BovinePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction
2007The Sweet Far ThingPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's Fiction

Books

  1. The Diviners8 sources · 2012 to 2013
  2. Beauty Queens7 sources · 2011
  3. Going Bovine5 sources · 2009 to 2010
  4. Under the Same Stars4 sources · 2025
  5. The Sweet Far Thing1 source · 2007