Author record · 2014 to 2023

Mara Rockliff: Awards and Best-of Lists

Mara Rockliff has 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Iacopo Bruno, R. Gregory Christie

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus BoycottRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Informational Book
2022Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus BoycottNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2022Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus BoycottChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2022A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of FashionBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Younger Readers
2021Try It!Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's
2018Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in JazzNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2018Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in JazzChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2018Lights! Camera! Alice!Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2016Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of FranceNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Nonfiction for Children
2016Anything-but-ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of MagicChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers
2015MesmerizedGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Picture Books
2015Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of FranceNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2015Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved A Mystery That Baffled All of FranceChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers
2015Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of FranceSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2014The Grudge KeeperKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Picture Books

Books

  1. Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France5 sources · 2015 to 2016
  2. Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott3 sources · 2022 to 2023
  3. Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in Jazz2 sources · 2018
  4. A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion1 source · 2022
  5. Anything-but-ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic1 source · 2016
  6. Lights! Camera! Alice!1 source · 2018
  7. The Grudge Keeper1 source · 2014
  8. Try It!1 source · 2021