Mariatu has won many awards for all of the deeds she has done since coming to Canada. She won the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) The Bite of the Mango, Gold Award Winner. Also Finalist, Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. The Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens. Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Young Adult Non-Fiction. Selected as one of The White Ravens outstanding new international books of the year, Munich, Germany Silver Award Winner, Nautilus Book Awards. Young Adult Non-Fiction List, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. Short-listed for the American Library Association non-fiction, young adult book of the year. And Finally, Children’s and Young Adults, Notable Books, International Reading Association Nominated for the American Library Association/ Young Adult Services Association 2009 Best Books for Young Adults, for Bite of the Mango. Mariatu was awarded these for speaking about her struggles and for making her story into a book.
The Bite of the Mango Awards. Web. 19 May 2011.
<http://www.mariatufoundation.com/awards.htm>.
<http://www.mariatufoundation.com/awards.htm>.
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