| 2022 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2022 | Invisible Child | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Invisible Child | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | The Atlantic Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |