Awards
The Outsiders:
-New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books List, 1967
-Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1967
-Media and Methods Maxi Award, 1975
-American Library Association Best Young Adults Books, 1975
-Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1979
That Was Then, This Is Now:
-American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 1971
-Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1971
-Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1978
Rumble Fish:
-American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 1975
-School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 1975
Tex:
-American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 1979
-School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 1979
-New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, 1980
-American Book Award Nomination, 1981
-Sue Hefly Honor Book, Louisiana Association of School Librarians,1982
-California Young Reader Medal Nomination, 1982
-Sue Hefly Award, Louisiana Association of School Librarians, 1983
