Janet Tashjian (1956-) - Awards, Honors

Academic Excellence Award in Journalism, University of Rhode Island; DuPrey Fiction Award, Emerson College; Best Books for the Teen Age selection, New York Public Library, Best Children's Book selection, Bank Street College of Education, and Honor Book, Women's National Book Association, all for Tru Confessions; the German edition of Tru Confessions was honored for special literary quality by Eselshoir; Children's Choice selection, Children's Book Council (CBC), Best Children's Book citation, Bank Street College of Education, and Children's Choice selection, International Reading Association (IRA), all for Marty Frye, Private Eye; Junior Library Guild selection, Children's Literature Choice selection, Best of the Best selection, Chicago Public Library, Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice citation, and Best Books for the Teen Age selection, Janet Tashjian New York Public Library, all for Multiple Choice; Best Books for the Teen Age selection, New York Public Library, Best Children's Book citation, Bank Street College of Education, Booksense selection, Notable Trade Book in the Social Studies citation, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council, 2002, and Best Book for Young Adults selection, American Library Association, 2002, all for The Gospel According to Larry.