| 2021 | Ground Zero | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2021 | Ground Zero | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2019 | Allies | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Kids' Books | |
| 2018 | Refugee | Sydney Taylor Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Refugee | National Jewish Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2017 | Refugee | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2017 | Refugee | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2017 | Refugee | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2017 | Refugee | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2017 | Refugee | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Code of Honor | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Young Adult Novel | |
| 2016 | Projekt 1065 | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2013 | Prisoner B-3087 | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2009 | The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel in Nine Innings | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |