Awards & Media
National Awards
- An ALA Notable Book (A Snicker of Magic)
- An ALA Schneider Family Honor Award (Hummingbird)
- An Odyssey Honor Award (A Snicker of Magic)
- An E.B. White Read Aloud Honor Book (A Snicker of Magic)
- A SIBA Children’s Book Award Finalist (A Snicker of Magic)
- Long-listed for the SIBA Southern Book Prize (The Key to Extraordinary)
- A Nerdy Book Club Award Winner (Hummingbird, A Snicker of Magic)
- NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Recommended Book (A Snicker of Magic)
- Lectio Book Awards Master List (The Key to Extraordinary)
- A Junior Library Guild Selection (Hummingbird, A Snicker of Magic, The Key to Extraordinary, The Problim Children)
- A Siba Okra Pick (A Snicker of Magic, The Problim Children)
- 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winner for Children’s Literature (A Snicker of Magic)
National Lists
- A New York Times Best Seller (A Snicker of Magic)
- A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice (A Snicker of Magic)
- An NPR Best Book of 2014
- An iBooks Best Book of 2014
- A Parent’s Magazine Best Children’s Book
- A Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick
- A Mighty Girls Best Book
- An Amazon Best Book of 2016 (Key to Extraordinary) & 2018 (The Problim Children)
- An Audible Best Children’s Book of 2016
- A Bank Street College of Education Best Book
State Awards
- Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List (The Key to Extraordinary)
- A Nebraska Library Commission of Best New Children’s Books 2016 (The Key to Extraordinary)
- A Georgia Children’s Book Award Winner (A Snicker of Magic)
- Washington State Reading Association Children’s Book Award Nomination (A Snicker of Magic)
- Iowa Children’s Choice Award Master List (Grades 4-8) (A Snicker of Magic)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Master List (A Snicker of Magic)
- Mississippi Magnolia Award Nomination (A Snicker of Magic)
- Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Master List (A Snicker of Magic)
- 2017 Children’s Book Council inaugural Reading Beyond Master List
- Florida Sunshine State Readers Nomination (A Snicker of Magic)
- Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading (Secondary) (A Snicker of Magic)
- South Carolina Children’s Book Award Master List (Grades 3-6) (Snicker)
- Oregon Battle of the Books Master list (Snicker)
- Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Master List (Snicker)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Master List (Over the Moon)
Press
★ “A must have for any elementary or middle grade library – magical and heartening” —School Library Journal, starred review
★ “Olive’s sparkly personality roars to life through assured first-person narration, metaphors rooted in the natural world, and simple yet piercing free verse that distills her self revelations.” —Publisher’s Weekly, starred review Page
“Whimsical and bewitching … hang on for the ride!” —New York Times Book Review, A Snicker of Magic
“As the lyrical prose unfurls, readers will get swept away by Lloyd’s ability to capture small town charm and inject her writing with just a hint of magic.” —Entertainment Weekly, The Key to Extraordinary
★ “With exceptional style and empathy, Hummingbird exquisitely addresses weighty themes in a jubilant yet realistic way. This is a novel as rare as the magical bird at its center.” —BookPage, starred review
★ “With eccentric family members, a distinctive setting, and a supernatural element that is strangely believable within this otherwise realistic story, there’s a lot to love here. Inspired by Lloyd’s childhood experiences and disability, Olive’s first-person narrative transports readers into her world.” —Booklist, starred review
★ “From every angle, Lloyd’s first novel sparkles and radiates warmth … –Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “Delightful and inspiring … –School Library Journal, starred review
★ “This tale offers all the earmarks of fine storytelling, including colorful, eccentric characters, an original, highly likable narrator and a mighty ‘spindiddly’ plot.” –Kirkus, starred review
★ “…spellbinding …” –Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ “With her trademark charm and heavy doses of whimsy, Lloyd spins another heart-warming yarn centered on friendship and family.” — Booklist (starred review, The Problim Children)
★ “Lloyd hits her stride as she weaves—as intricately as Mona’s beloved circus spiders—plot twists, humor, suspense, rivalry, hints of romance for the older Problims, and realistic development of Mona’s character.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Strong themes of friendship and loyalty drive Lloyd’s story, which soars under Mallie’s heroic lead [whose] physical disability never holds her back. Rather, she bravely proves that questions have power and one’s story can be reshaped.” —Booklist, starred review, Over the Moon