Major Awards:
* Newbery Honor (twice):
* *Hoops* (1990)
* *Monster* (1999)
* Coretta Scott King Award (four times):
* *The Young Land* (1971)
* *It Ain't Nothin' But a Word* (1991)
* *Monster* (1999)
* *Lockdown* (2005)
* National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
* *Monster* (1999)
* American Book Award:
* *Monster* (1999)
Other Notable Awards and Honors:
* Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (twice):
* *Hoops* (1990)
* *Monster* (1999)
* Michael L. Printz Award (for Excellence in Young Adult Literature):
* *Monster* (1999)
* Margaret A. Edwards Award (for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults):
* Awarded in 2009
* Notable Books for a Global Society (by the International Reading Association)
* The ALA Notable Children's Book (for *Fallen Angels*)
This is not an exhaustive list, but it highlights some of the most prestigious awards Walter Dean Myers received.