Awards
Donna Jo Napoli, children's books author, writes for all ages, from picture books through young adult books.
Her awards include (in reverse chronological order):
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for HUNGER)
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Sydney Taylor Book Award presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for STORM)
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Eureka! Silver Honor Book of the California Reading Association (for TREASURY OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY)
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Anne Izard's Storytellers' Choice Award (for MAMA MITI)
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Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award (for MAMA MITI)
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Parents' Choice Gold Award (for ALLIGATOR BAYOU)
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Literary Lights for Children Award given by the Boston Public Library (2007)
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for FIRE IN THE HILLS)
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Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
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Sydney Taylor Honor Book presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
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Sons of Italy National Book Club selection (for THE KING OF MULBERRY STREET)
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Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award (for NORTH)
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Nevada Young Readers Award (for DAUGHTER OF VENICE)
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Golden Kite Honor Book given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (for BREATH)
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Kentucky Bluegrass Award (for ALBERT)
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for BEAST)
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for SPINNERS)
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Drexel University and Free Library of Philadelphia Children's Literature Citation (1998)
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Golden Kite Award given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (for STONES IN WATER)
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Sydney Taylor Book Award presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (for STONES IN WATER)
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Carolyn W. Field Honor Book given by the Pennsylvania Library Association (for STONES IN WATER)
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M. Jerry Weiss Book Award given by the New Jersey Reading Association (for THE PRINCE OF THE POND)
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Leeway Foundation Grant for Excellence in Fiction (1995)