| 2025 | La charla | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Fiction | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Mid-Air | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | The Talk | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2022 | The Talk | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2022 | The Talk | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2021 | Jump at the Sun | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2020 | Genesis Begins Again | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · John Steptoe New Talent | |
| 2020 | Genesis Begins Again | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2020 | Genesis Begins Again | William C. Morris YA Debut Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · YA Debut | |
| 2019 | Genesis Begins Again | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2019 | Genesis Begins Again | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Genesis Begins Again | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |