Awards
- 2005 – Catholic Library Association St. Katherine Drexel Award for outstanding contribution to the growth of high school librarianship.
- 2005 – Intellectual Freedom Award from the National Coalition Against Censorship
- 2004 – The Writer magazine’s Writers Who Make a Difference Award
- 2000 – American Library Association Margaret A. Edwards Award, presented by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) for lifetime contribution to young adult literature.
- 2000 – Four of his books appear on Booklist's Best 100 Books of the 20th Century.
- 1998 – The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE/SLATE) Intellectual Freedom Award for advancing the cause of intellectual freedom.
- 1993 – The ALAN Award from The Assembly on Literature for Adolescentsfor Significant Contribution to Adolescent Literature
Read more about this topic: Chris Crutcher