| 2025 | Fever Beach | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller | |
| 2025 | Fever Beach | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Mystery | |
| 2021 | Squeeze Me | Lefty Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Humorous Mystery Novel | |
| 2020 | Squeeze Me | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Humor | |
| 2020 | Squeeze Me | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Razor Girl | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Skink—No Surrender | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2013 | Bad Monkey | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Humor | |
| 2012 | Chomp | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2012 | Chomp | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2010 | Star Island | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction | |
| 2009 | Scat | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | Scat | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2009 | Scat | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teenagers | |
| 2006 | Flush | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Juvenile | |