| 2025 | The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young People's Literature | |
| 2025 | The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2025 | The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Fiction | |
| 2025 | A Knot Is Not a Tangle | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Young Fiction | |
| 2025 | The Teacher of Nomad Land | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2024 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2024 | Drawn Onward | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Drawn Onward | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2023 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2023 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2023 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2023 | The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2021 | Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story) | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story) | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2020 | Everything Sad Is Untrue (A True Story) | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |