| 2025 | Rock Paper Incisors | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2021 | Egg Marks the Spot | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Younger Readers | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Chapter Books | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger #1) | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2014 | One Came Home | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Juvenile | |
| 2014 | One Came Home | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2013 | One Came Home | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2013 | One Came Home | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | One Came Home | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2013 | One Came Home | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |