Author record · 2006 to 2017
Russell Freedman: Awards and Best-of Lists
Russell Freedman has won 1 award, the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (2006) for Children of the Great Depression, with 5 shortlist or finalist places and 45 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2016 | We Will Not Be Silent | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2016 | We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement that Defied Adolf Hitler | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | Vietnam: A History of the War | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Vietnam: A History of the War | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Vietnam | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Vietnam: A History of the War | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | We Will Not Be Silent | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Vietnam: A History of the War | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Angel Island | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2014 | Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2014 | Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2014 | Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2014 | Angel Island | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | Because They Marched | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2013 | Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2013 | Becoming Ben Franklin | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2013 | Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind An American Friendship | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2012 | The Boston Tea Party | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story behind an American Friendship | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Lafayette and the American Revolution | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2010 | Lafayette and the American Revolution | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2010 | The War to End All Wars: World War I | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2010 | Lafayette and the American Revolution | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2010 | Lafayette and the American Revolution | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2010 | The War to End All Wars: World War I | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The War to End All Wars: World War I | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The War to End All Wars: World War I | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | The War to End All Wars | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2009 | Washington at Valley Forge | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2008 | Washington at Valley Forge | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2008 | Washington at Valley Forge | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2007 | Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2007 | Who Was First? Discovering the Americas | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2007 | Who Was First? Discovering the Americas | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2007 | Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Children of the Great Depression | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2006 | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2006 | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2006 | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship5 sources · 2012 to 2013
- The War to End All Wars: World War I5 sources · 2010
- Vietnam: A History of the War5 sources · 2016
- We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler5 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Angel Island4 sources · 2014
- Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty4 sources · 2013 to 2014
- Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott4 sources · 2006 to 2007
- Lafayette and the American Revolution4 sources · 2010 to 2011
- Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America3 sources · 2014
- The Adventures of Marco Polo3 sources · 2006
- Washington at Valley Forge3 sources · 2008 to 2009
- Who Was First? Discovering the Americas2 sources · 2007
- Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas2 sources · 2007
- Children of the Great Depression1 source · 2006
- The Boston Tea Party1 source · 2012