| 2023 | I Am Not Alone | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2021 | On the Hook | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2021 | On the Hook | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | Illegal | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Disappeared | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2017 | Disappeared | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2016 | The Memory of Light | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2010 | Marcelo in the Real World | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult | |
| 2010 | The Last Summer of the Death Warriors | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Fiction | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Marcelo in the Real World | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |