Awards Won

by

Scott O'Dell, Author of Island of the Blue Dolphins

AWARDS FOR BODY OF WORK

• Hans Christian Andersen Award, 1972: Given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People to one author and one illustrator in recognition of his or her entire body of work.
  
• University of Southern Mississippi Children's Collection Medallion, 1976: (The DeGrummond Medal).
  
• Regina Medial, 1978: Catholic Library Association
  
• FOCAL Award, 1981: Friends of Children & Literature
  
• SLMSSENY Award, 1989: School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York
  
• Georgia O'Keefe Book Award, 1991/1992

AWARDS FOR SPECIFIC BOOKS

Island of the Blue Dolphins

• John Newbery Medal, 1961
  
• Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1961
  
• Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Notable Book, 1961
  
• Pomona Friends of the Library, 1961
  
• International Board on Books for Young People Honor List, 1962
  
• William Allen White Children's Book Award, 1963
  
• Jugendbuchpreis, 1963 (Given by Federal Republic of Germany)
  
• Rupert Hughes Award
  
• Nene Award, 1964
  
• George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, 1971
  
• Children's Literature Association: "11 Best American Children's Books of the Past 200 Years", 1976
  
• Omar's Book Award, 1985
  
• School Library Journal, Books That Shaped the Century, 2000

The King's Fifth

• Newbery Honor Book, 1967
  
• Jugendbuchpreis, 1970(Given by Federal Republic of Germany)