National Recognition:
National Council for the Social Studies Nominee:
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Nominee
• 2002 - When Johnny Went Marching Home
• 2001 - Run the Blockade
Spur Award:
• 1989 - Among the Eagles by G. Clifton Wisler, for Best Original Paperback Novel
• 1983 - Thunder on the Tennessee by G. Clifton Wisler, for Best Western Juvenile Fiction
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 1997 ;
National Council of Teachers of English
WINNER - Jericho's Journey by G. Clifton Wisler
International Recognition:
Young Adults' Choices, 1995; International Reading Association:
• 1997 - Jericho's Journey
State Recognition:
Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee [Indiana]
• 1998-99 - Mr. Lincoln's Drummer (Middle Grades)
• 1998-99 - Caleb's Choice [Puffin] (Intermediate) (4th-6th)
Mark Twain Award Nominee [Missouri]
• 1998-99 - Caleb's Choice
South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee
• 2004-05 - Kings Mountain
William Allen White Children's Book Awards Nominee [Kansas]
• 1999-00 - Mustang Flats
• 1995-96 - Jericho's Journey
• 1993-94 - Red Cap
Sunshine State Young Reader's Book Award Nominee [Florida]
• 2000-01 - Caleb's Choice
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee [Illinois]
• 1997 - Jericho's Journey
• 1995 - Red Cap
Best Books for Young Adults [Alabama]
• 1992 - Red Cap
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler (Teens from Other Times, 1998)
Teen Award Nominee [Iowa]
• 1993-94 - Red Cap
BLUEBONNET Nominee: [Texas]
• 1983-84 - The Winter of the Wolf
• 1987-88 - The Raid
• 1993-94 - The Mind Trap
Book Award Nominees [Georgia]
• 2000 - Run the Blockade
Children's Crown Award, 1995-1996 ; Nominee; Grades 3-6:
- Jericho's Journey by G. Clifton Wisler
HOT PICKS COOL 4 MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS
ISLMA 11/9/02
Wisler, G. Clifton When.Johnny Went Marching
HOT PICKS COOL 4 MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS
ISLMA 11/9/02
Wisler, G. Clifton When.Johnny Went Marching
Kansas - The Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Alabama Camellia Awards
International Reading Association awarded him the Paul A. Witty Prize for Best Juvenile Short Story for “The Orange Armband.” in 2001